Powder Room – Supper Club And Cocktail Lounge, Yorkville

Sector: Hospitality – Nightlife, Restaurant, Bar
Client: Liberty Entertainment Group
Location: Yorkville, Toronto

Powder Room is a 4,000 sq ft supper club and cocktail lounge perched above Yorkville. Guests arrive by a discreet elevator into a room of live music, caviar-forward plates, and strict dress code, framed by rich velvets, jewel tones and marble.

RFP Design was engaged to turn the interior concept into a fully engineered furniture and millwork package: entrance seating, bar lounge banquettes, deep lounge sofas, round built-ins, private lounge banquettes, and coordinating tabletops. Every piece needed to hit two targets at once , cinematic first impression and genuine hospitality durability.

Project Brief

Liberty Entertainment Group wanted:

• A supper club that functions as both serious dining room and high-energy late-night lounge.

• Distinct guest zones (entrance, bar lounge, main lounge, private lounge, back lounge) that still read as one continuous story.

• Furniture that supports bottle service, live music and high guest turnover, without constant reconfiguration.

Our scope included design development, 3D modeling, shop drawings, material specs, fabrication, upholstery, delivery coordination and site interface.

Spatial Strategy And Scope

We developed a coordinated furniture system around five key zones:

• Entrance Lounge
  Benches and lounge pieces in floral velvets and faux leathers that immediately set the color story as guests exit the elevator.

• Bar Lounge
  Banquettes and sofas facing a volcanic red onyx bar with fluted wood and lacquer details, tuned for bar-height tables and cocktail service.

• Lounge Areas B and C

  • Deep, three-piece sofas facing the stage for relaxed, bottle-service seating.

  • Round built-in banquettes at the center of the room paired with matte-black oval tables, creating islands of dining and conversation within the flow of servers and performers.

• Private Lounge A
  A U-shaped banquette wrapping the room, turning the space into a private box with a clear view back into the action.

Across all zones we controlled seat height, back height, radii, and tuft spacing to keep the room visually consistent and comfortable over multi-hour visits.

Materials And Detailing

The palette is fashion-driven but built for service:

• Timber
  Solid and veneered red oak/ash, stained walnut or matte black, with solid nosing on exposed edges.

• Metal
  Satin-bronze aluminum laminate on plinths and bases, catching light without showing every scuff.

• Upholstery
  Hospitality-grade velvets, faux leathers and jacquards chosen for both drama and cleanability. Textiles like olive-toned Rambler, patterned Traveller Cheyenne, chartreuse jacquards and deep-toned velvets give each area its own personality while staying within a cohesive story.

• Tables
  Solid oak oval tops with radiused corners and internal steel stiffeners, paired with metal bases on threaded levelers so height and stability can be fine-tuned on site.

Engineering Approach

Behind the mood and lighting is a very practical construction logic:

• Modular construction
  Long banquette runs and sofas are broken into modules sized to the elevator and stair paths, then bolted together on site with hidden but accessible hardware.

• Durability and cleanability

  • Moisture-resistant cores where needed.

  • Continuous toe-kicks on banquettes to keep cleaning straightforward.

  • Faux leather and tighter weave fabrics in spill-prone areas.

• Standardization
  Shared hardware families, glides and levelers across the program so maintenance teams can service the entire room with a simple kit.

• Comfort validation
  Seat pitches, heights and back angles were resolved in detailed drawings and mock-ups before full production, critical for a venue where guests are seated for an entire evening.

Outcome

Powder Room now operates as a fully immersive supper club: guests step out of a secret elevator into a space that feels tailored, intimate and theatrical, with clear views to the stage and comfortable seating in every zone.

For Liberty Entertainment Group, the value is twofold:

• A visually arresting, press-ready interior that suits Yorkville’s fashion-forward audience.

• A robust, Canadian-made furniture system engineered for heavy hospitality use, easy maintenance and future re-cover cycles as trends evolve.