PARTISANS opens new 11,000 sf studio in Toronto

2021-01-14T13:32:00-05:00

Located in Toronto’s west end in the Geary Corridor, PARTISANS’ new studio space spans a single-level and covers 11,000 square feet, providing ample room for the practice to grow to over 100 team members. The group took a collective approach in designing the new space, pulling from their community of architects, interior designers, researchers, and other professionals.

Photo by Thomas Bollmann.

The original space was a former gear and machine factory and is located in Toronto's old industrial neighborhood, now an area with a thriving arts and music scene, along with some of Toronto's newest restaurants, bars, and breweries.

Photo by Thomas Bollmann.

In addition to four meeting rooms, and 40 desks, an additional 1,500 sq ft is dedicated to the workshop -- a space for research and in-house development, including a 3D printing room and archive and material library.

Photo by Thomas Bollmann.

Social space was an important aspect of the design, introduced to facilitate group brainstorms an...

PARTISANS completes new bar and restaurant in downtown Toronto

2020-10-22T11:17:00-04:00

Gusto 501, designed by PARTISANS, is the latest bar and restaurant by restauranteur Janet Zuccarini located in downtown Toronto. The new restaurant takes inspiration from its surrounding industrial neighborhood, utilizing the footprint of the car garage that previously sat on the site.

The facade is a massive operable wall of glass that can open and allow natural ventilation into the space. Two walls made of terracotta and steel frame both ends of the glass front. PARTISANS worked with terracotta to realize a textured interior using bricks cut into six variant angles that create an undulating, corbeled effect.

The glass roof rises 50 feet high and washes the space with natural light and creates an ever-changing interplay of shadows on the textured walls.

The four story restaurant contains five distinct dining spaces. With 280 seats, the space delivers a variety of experience across floors: the ground level fea...

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PARTISANS opens new 11,000 sf studio in Toronto

PARTISANS completes new bar and restaurant in downtown Toronto