PARTISANS completes new bar and restaurant in downtown Toronto
Gusto 501, designed by PARTISANS, is the latest bar and restaurant by restauranteur Janet Zuccarini located in downtown Toronto. The new restaurant takes inspiration from its surrounding industrial neighborhood, utilizing the footprint of the car garage that previously sat on the site. © Nic Lehoux© Jonathan FriedmanThe facade is a massive operable wall of glass that can open and allow natural ventilation into the space. Two walls made of terracotta and steel frame both ends of the glass front. PARTISANS worked with terracotta to realize a textured interior using bricks cut into six variant angles that create an undulating, corbeled effect. © Jonathan Friedman© Nic LehouxThe glass roof rises 50 feet high and washes the space with natural light and creates an ever-changing interplay of shadows on the textured walls. © Nic LehouxThe four story restaurant contains five distinct dining spaces. With 280 seats, the space delivers a variety of experience across floors: the ground level fea...
Gusto 501, designed by PARTISANS, is the latest bar and restaurant by restauranteur Janet Zuccarini located in downtown Toronto. The new restaurant takes inspiration from its surrounding industrial neighborhood, utilizing the footprint of the car garage that previously sat on the site.
The facade is a massive operable wall of glass that can open and allow natural ventilation into the space. Two walls made of terracotta and steel frame both ends of the glass front. PARTISANS worked with terracotta to realize a textured interior using bricks cut into six variant angles that create an undulating, corbeled effect.
The glass roof rises 50 feet high and washes the space with natural light and creates an ever-changing interplay of shadows on the textured walls.
The four story restaurant contains five distinct dining spaces. With 280 seats, the space delivers a variety of experience across floors: the ground level fea...
