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Toronto, Canada
Project Featured on Oct 08, 2024
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Vela
Toronto, Canada
Project Featured on Oct 08, 2024
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
In the design of Vela, a new restaurant in Toronto’s King West neighbourhood, the idea of weathering and erosion to a sense of timelessness to address the rich layers of the project’s setting, the 1904 Parisian Laundry Building. The restaurant emulates the grandeur of a posh hotel lobby bar: inviting, impressive, and memorable. The ritzy new restaurant thoughtfully demonstrates how both architecture and cuisine work together to establish a cohesive ambiance.
The Classical detailing of the early 20th-century warehouse facade is juxtaposed against an organic interior that invites patrons to sit at the helm of Toronto’s contemporary dining culture. The 6,000-square-foot venue is divided to allocate 4,000-square-feet for indoor use and 2,000 for a covered patio. Visitors courted by the glowing steps within the entrance are pulled into the lobby and up a cavernous-like passage that serves as the grand stair. The space has an airy and open feel. Materials such as concrete were used for the bar top and dining tables for added texture, while Tiffany-blue leather and marble tables add a contemporary pop of colour. The marvelous ceiling with its distinctive moulded curvature creates a celestial atmosphere, like a night sky filled with stars.
With ongoing aspirations for the future of hospitality, Vela more than occupies an address—it aims to improve the community’s local dining experiences over time.
The Classical detailing of the early 20th-century warehouse facade is juxtaposed against an organic interior that invites patrons to sit at the helm of Toronto’s contemporary dining culture. The 6,000-square-foot venue is divided to allocate 4,000-square-feet for indoor use and 2,000 for a covered patio. Visitors courted by the glowing steps within the entrance are pulled into the lobby and up a cavernous-like passage that serves as the grand stair. The space has an airy and open feel. Materials such as concrete were used for the bar top and dining tables for added texture, while Tiffany-blue leather and marble tables add a contemporary pop of colour. The marvelous ceiling with its distinctive moulded curvature creates a celestial atmosphere, like a night sky filled with stars.
With ongoing aspirations for the future of hospitality, Vela more than occupies an address—it aims to improve the community’s local dining experiences over time.
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