Entertainment One at Queen Richmond Centre West
eOne is a major tenant at the QRC West, one of the recent landmarks of architectural design in Toronto. The event space just above the massive atrium, accessed with a catwalk, is such an energetic and exciting place to experience. Moveable walls with cutouts make the main space multi-functional as it can be divided or opened through as one space. The gorgeous outdoor patio gives grand views of hip queen west neighbourhood.
eOne's offices in the upper floors are connected by a central staircase surrounded by meeting rooms, coffee bars, lounge seating and pods where casual meetings and collaboration are natural and comfortably accommodated. The design of the office retains the edgy and fun spirit with buzz of action seen in the centre of the company.
Photographed in March, this exciting workspace is designed by xdesign and built by The Pentacon Group.
HOLT RENFREW feature wall
Impressive feature wall treatment at the entrance and stairs at the Square One location. You can see Eventscape's typical attention to detail, craftsmanship, and project delivery care on their Luxury Lines page.
HOLT RENFREW at Square One Shopping Centre
Holt Renfrew opened its Square One flagship in Square One Shopping Centre late July, bringing a large presence of 130,000 sq ft over three stories: P1 level (BOH), main retail floor and mezzanine.
Architectural design is by Janson Goldstein in NYC and the Lighting design by L’Observatoire. The majority of the design is all bespoke and custom designed for Holt Renfrew. Construction by Govan Brown.
Penguin Shop Toronto
A video to showcase the modular displays for flexible merchandising and shop configuration.
The Penguin Shop is designed by figure3. The task was to design an instagram-friendly retail space in a footprint of just 158sf. figure3 set to work creating a shop that fosters a sense of discovery, wonder and visual delight.
The little Penguin Shop captured the imagination as soon as the doors opened and it ignited media interest both nationally and internationally. Crucially, Penguin’s audience from the merely curious to the super-fan have flocked to the shop and shared their shopping excursions across social media.
Go for a visit, it will make you smile!
ARIDO ROI initiative 2016 - SKETCH
This is a charity shoot as contribution towards ARIDO's ROI initiative 2016 for SKETCH.
ARIDO's initiative ROI : Renew-Originate-Implement aims to assist an organization or charity through the improvement of an interior environment where essential services and support are being provided to Ontarians.
SKETCH creates opportunities for young people (ages 16 to 29) living on the streets, homeless, or otherwise on the margins, to experience the transformative power of the arts. SKETCH helps them foster leadership and economic self-sufficiency through the arts to cultivate social and environmental change.
The goal of this ROI project is to improve and refresh SKETCH's admin hub.
The DMZ at Ryerson University
The DMZ at Ryerson University is the leading business incubator for technology startups in Canada, fuelling the success of emerging entrepreneurs. This creative and energetic reception area is designed by Pulsinelli design.
A little Tech Cam dance - Arca Swiss Rm3di
A fun little throwback to 2014 with the R and e-module cloud. You can also see some more behind the scenes shoot tips in the zoomfinder article! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="http://stevetsaiphotography.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/arca-rm3di-rotation.mp4"][/video]
This documents the setup with e-module cloud and the 8 year old Phase One P65+ back. Finally have the opportunity to upgrade to IQ3 60 this year and catch up with modern features. I still miss the work horse P back in some ways, it is solid and stands as an industrial design history piece :-)
Newswire office interior
figure3 designed this newswire's office located at one of the top floors of WaterPark Place. The reception area features a copper screen that wraps as a floating ceiling into the divider screen between the board room and the reception desk. The design draws inspiration from the ticker tape which were used to carry digital messages prior to computers. Eventscape helped turn this vision into the impressively warm and organic element that envelops visitors as they enter the space. Being on such a high floor facing the lake grants breathtaking views inside the alluring board room where one is always inspired by our beautiful waterfront off in the distance. Custom designed environmental graphics were used to inspire and communicate the corporate value.
Scalar Toronto
Scalar office, designed by figure3, features a cool and sophisticated space with light penetration between spaces. In the workspace, flexible and varied settings cater to different work style needs and enable convenient collaboration points. The large cafe + servery features sliding doors that open up completely to transform into a large space for town hall gathering.
LCBO e-commerce editorial photography
LCBO officially launched its new expanded online shopping platform, bringing a world of products to customers’ fingertips. Learn more here.
Editorial photography by portraitist and lifestyle photographer Anita Chen - my partner and counterpart.
Cheers!
"Chicken Stare" featured in LFI Master Shots / M
Ever been stared down by a Chicken?
This photograph is featured as part of Master Shots in the Leica LFI Gallery. Ooh Hoo!
BAIN & COMPANY Toronto
Bain & Company's Toronto office was recently completed. It mixes modern corporate interior with fun and edgy features in the stairwell and staff lounge. It was such a pleasure to photograph, we could feel the energy and collaborative spirit in the office indeed - which explains why it is voted as the best place to work consistently!
NIKEiD sneaker shop for NBA All-Star in Toronto
NIKEiD Loft was converted into a special hub during the NBA All-Star weekend in Toronto to feature Best of Signature Collection and customization options for Sneaker lovers!You can find more details of the event with the links below.
NIKEiD Best of Signature
NIKEiD turns Sneaker Dreams to Reality
NEAT Bayview Village
neat. space. edited is a contemporary household design store with urban and modern aesthetic. Visit the Bayview village location for some inspiring and fun shopping of your space.
Beach Ball 2016
Penguin Random House
Book lover's haven - Penguin Random House's new office designed by figure3. See KONTOR's feature here.
Fonelab STC Photography in Magis Contract catalogue
Jerry - The Wild Bunch stool by Magis as seen in Fonelab STC designed by Designstead.
MINI COOPER 5 DOOR
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Welcome the new horsie to our life as well as my first car photography project!
After driving our super basic Corolla for 14 years this is such a treat, driving is now fun again and this MINI knows how to put a smile on everyone face!
JOE FRESH Queen + Portland
Summer is upon us, visit the fresh and impactful JOE FRESH store at Queen + Portland and get in on the fun!
Leica Ring: Tsai 35mm Summilux
Here is a photography related non-photography entry. My favourite lens is now immortalized permanently as a ring.
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Some behind the scenes design process: it did involve photography with macro reproduction.
I first photographed the lens at varied angles to overcome cylindrical deformation. I then pieced together the artwork into a flat shape in photoshop before taking it into illustrator to vectorize, clean up, create the depth of field lines and compose the final art for the production file.
The ring is made by my talented and creative friend and fellow OCA classmate Shannon at Cynosure Jewelry Design Studio.
tsai - signed at 35mm
Happy Shooting, everyone!
