Beet Happening
Furniture Designer: Ben Borley
Graphic Designer: Urbanink
2015 Grand Jury Prize & People's Choice Winner
Strong branding with fun and inviting street presence welcome visitors into this space. It has a consistent, playful design, attractive ceiling heights, and good layout and flow. The use of bright colours and the natural, subtle lighting add the well-crafted and thoughtful design.
Smith
Interior Design: McKinley Burkart
2015 Grand Jury Prize
Smith is a good use of space,creating comfort, consistency, and sophistication. Quality design and production value is evident and well put together. The Canadiana style reinforces the identity and comfort of the space and seating environment.
Lunch Bell Bistro
Architect: Work/Shop Projects
2015 Grand Jury Prize
The palette of wood and white work well together creating consistency in this small space. Well-designed ceilings and benches bring the space together and create its unique identity.
The Merchant Kitchen
& Bar
Architect: Stantec
2015 Grand Jury Prize
The Merchant demonstrates an eclectic, colourful, contemporary interpretation of a Middle Easter bazaar. It highlights excellent design detailing, great layout, and flow. Clearly designed for use by groups.
Yoga Public
Interior Design: Belinda Albo
Design Studio
2015 Grand Jury Prize
This space boasts excellent planning and flow with compatible character of design to yoga. In addition to high-quality contemporary finishes with good design knowledge, the connection between the street and interior is noteworthy. Elegant furniture, high-quality materials, and interesting graphics are used in this Asian-mix design.
Green Apple Skateboard Shop
Architect: Jon Ferrer
2015 Grand Jury Prize
A quirky and sophisticated skateboard shop with great street appeal. The design is clean and far from cliche. The small front desk is the appropriate scale, and interesting wood products are used to display each separate brand, boosting the originality.