400 Albert Street, Ottawa

Overview

400 Albert Street needed amenity furniture that could carry a hospitality-level look across multiple towers while holding up to constant daily use. The design intent covered a wide range of spaces, from lobbies and lounges to the library, golf simulator, and communal work areas. Our role was to take key custom pieces from the FF&E schedule and translate them into buildable, repeatable, production-ready furniture with clean detailing, stable construction, and real-world site coordination built in.

The challenge

Amenity furniture has to do two jobs at once. It must look refined under bright lobby lighting, and it must survive years of high traffic, shifting layouts, and nonstop touchpoints. At 400 Albert Street, the challenge was amplified by three factors:

• The furniture package was distributed across many zones and two towers, so consistency mattered as much as individual piece quality.

• Several hero pieces required high-tolerance detailing (seam control, veneer continuity, crisp junctions).

• Functional requirements like integrated power could not be “field solved” without compromising finish quality or long-term serviceability.

What we delivered

The final scope covered custom tables, casegoods, and select upholstery pieces placed throughout the amenity program. Highlights below reflect the core pieces we engineered and built.

Communal work and collaboration tables

Work Table
Standing-height communal tables with power

Lounge and lobby feature tables

Nesting coffee tables
Round lounge tables
Golf simulator coffee table

Leasing and operational support pieces

Leasing office table with integrated power
Office sideboard

Amenity dining and quiet spaces

Dining/meeting round table
Library round tables

Upholstered seating elements

Lobby 3-seater sofa
Upholstered bench
Armless sofa

Technical outcomes that mattered on site

Integrated power
For the leasing table and communal standing-height tables, power was designed into the furniture, not improvised during install. This protected the finish, reduced field risk, and produced a more serviceable final condition.

Leveling and stability
Amenity floors are rarely perfect. We specified leveling and structural strategies where required so tables sit solidly, align correctly, and feel premium the moment someone leans on them.

Value engineering that kept the intent intact
Refinements were targeted: simplifying details where they created risk, improving repeatability, and aligning material selections with project realities, while keeping the design language premium.