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A loose arrangement of oversized columns supports a cascade of work and service counters, providing a weighty but playful anchor point in the hotel’s eclectic lobby.
Category: Objects / Material Research
Project Year: 2019-2021
Status: Built
Client: The Drake Hotel
Photo Credit: Kurtis Chen
This reception desk serves the lobby of the Modern Wing of Toronto’s Drake Hotel.
Set amongst an eclectic lobby typical of a Drake property, this desk had to be strong enough to create a clear focal point, but simple enough to be part of a whole.
Oversized columns support a cascade of work and service counters. Through the loose composition and the gently curved forms, deep, soft shadows lend the desk a strong sense of mass, and a complex movement revealed as guests travel around it.
