At FirstOntario Concert Hall, our work on the mezzanine introduced two new bars and updated flooring and furnishings, each responding to the hall's late-modern brutalist architecture. The first bar, set within the open, daylit end of the mezzanine, pairs a fluted gold base with chocolate walnut millwork and brass accents. The second occupies a more enclosed corner, its dark stone and fluted bronze base set against mirrored and metal mesh surfaces. Together, the two offer contrasting registers — one open and luminous, the other enveloping — while staying rooted in the same architectural language.

Across the mezzanine, new flooring and seating guide how people move through and gather in the space, while its sculptural concrete forms and long sightlines remain the defining feature — now met with finishes considered down to the edge and surface.
 
In collaboration with OVG Canada.
Video by Craft Architecture Photography & Video

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