I just came back from lunch at Brassaii, which is my much-loved restaurant on King street West in Toronto. It was just recently redesigned by The style company (a.k.a. designer people Allen Chan, Matt Davis as well as Anwar Mekhayech).
It’s been split as much as fit a lot more intimate dining spaces. My much-loved area was the front café, with its circular banquettes, reclaimed wood tables, Jielde table lamps as well as armless lounge chairs.
Matt utilized the term “urban archeology” to explain Brassaii’s new style, as well as I believe that term truly fits. during demolition, they found architectural aspects that were previously covered up, like wall niches as well as even an old elevator shaft (above).
They fine-tuned the rustic loft-style building utilizing a excellent mix of traditional materials such as leather, wool, as well as natural stone, with a lot more humble structures like reclaimed barn board as well as rolled steel. Above, Castor Design’s Extinguisher lights add an industrial aspect to the primary dining room. mixing traditional aspects with reclaimed materials always works for me, considering that it looks incredibly trendy without being fussy as well as uninviting.
The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner as well as beyond, so it has to be multifunctional — as well as look excellent — day or night. The café turns into a lounge (above) in the evenings as well as overlooks their excellent white wine cellar. The personal dining areas are best venues for daytime service meetings, as well as the size of the area might even fit a wedding event reception.
For a lot more on Brassaii’s new look, see Andrea Mills’ Art motivation blog post.
Photo credits:1-5. Brassaii, photography by Paula Wilson