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% Arabica Toronto Union Station

CompanyTacklebox Architecture, PLLC

Lead DesignersJeremy Barbour

Design TeamJeremy Barbour, principal, Ruby Kaur, project manager, Sheridan Treadwell, project manager, Artem Chouliak, project team, Kohki Hiramatsu, project t

Project LocationToronto, Ontario, CA

Client% Arabica

CreditsPhotography by Eric Petschek

Prize(s)Silver in Hospitality Interior Design / Coffee Shop

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Entry Description

Drawing inspiration from the layered beauty of glacial ice, folded rock, and the strata of the underlying bedrock, this space is defined by a floor-to-ceiling, faceted wall terrain.

This monolithic surface is comprised of 172 faceted blocks that have been meticulously carved from 3,452 layers of stacked gypsum wallboard– a ubiquitous building material commonly sourced in the region but used here in a unique and extraordinary way. A continuous white surface folds and carves space to form front and back service counters where visitors gather to receive the finest coffees from around the world.

Bio

TACKLEBOX ARCHITECTURE an innovative architecture firm based in New York City with a portfolio that includes retail interiors, commercial office design, single and multi-family residential projects. With notable projects for brands such as Aesop, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Kenneth Cole, and Shinsegae, the work of TACKLEBOX ARCHITECTURE has received multiple awards and has been featured in over 75 publications.

Awards and Prize

In 2018, Tacklebox was named in the Architects Newspaper's list of Top 50 Interior Architecture Firms.
In 2010, TACKLEBOX ARCHITECTURE was a recipient of AIANY's New Practices New York Award