Bramalea City Centre Food Court
Client: Bramalea City Centre
Location: Brampton, ON
New Public Dining Experience with Custom Millwork, Seating, and Architectural Detail
As part of the major transformation of Bramalea City Centre’s South Food Court, RFP Design Group delivered a custom millwork and feature seating package. The project formed part of a broader phased redevelopment of one of the mall’s busiest public zones, where updated finishes, improved circulation, new seating typologies, and a more refined hospitality feel were all central to the vision.
RFP’s scope extended well beyond simple seating fabrication. The package included counters, curved counters, built-in counters, central and perimeter banquettes, end railings, mock-ups, finish coordination, and structural collaboration.
Design and Execution
1. Counters and Built-In Millwork
RFP developed a series of highly detailed fabrication-ready counter elements that included high counters, curved counters, and a built-in counter integrated around the D2 column condition.
Key material and finish elements included:
- Beigewood laminate
- Bleached Concrete surfacing
- Snow-finish trim
- Rift sawn white oak and rift cut white oak veneer
- Frosty White laminate accents
2. Central Feature Banquette
This assembly combined millwork, finish detailing, upholstery, and access considerations into a single coordinated build.
The construction included:
- Solid white oak show surfaces
- Rift Natural Oak laminate components
- Antique brushed brass detailing
- 1/2-inch solid surface elements
- Upholstered back components in Arc-Com Stallion
- Coordinated tile interfaces
- White melamine bottom cover panels
- Removable front access panels at outlet locations
- French-cleat mounting
- Harness-ring hardware
- Integrated cable-routing provisions
3. Banquette Seating at Key Public Zones
The oval-skylight seating in particular was developed as a modular system broken into four main site conditions:
- North East
- North West
- South West
- South East
The North East and South West conditions were designed as identical units. The North West mirrored the North East, while the South East mirrored that same geometry with an added end unit. This allowed the seating to maintain a custom architectural appearance while still being rationalized into repeatable fabrication components.
4. Engineered Metal Base System
The banquette package was supported by a purpose-built metal frame system rather than relying only on conventional wood support construction. The base assemblies were detailed to ensure strength, repeatability, and cleaner field installation.
The metal support system included:
- Powder-coated frames in Brassy Gold
- Adjustable 1/4-inch levelers
- Bolt connection points for seat and inside-back assemblies
- Spray-finished fasteners to match the frame
- Overlap plates between frame segments
- Mitered end-corner conditions
5. Modular Seating Families and Curved Components
To manage the curved skylight geometry efficiently, RFP broke the banquette system into repeatable fabricated units rather than treating every piece as a one-off custom assembly.
The unit family included:
- End Unit Type A
- End Unit Type B
- Middle Unit Type A
- Middle Unit Type B
- Curved seating pieces across mirrored orientations
The show wood rail at the front and back of the curved sections was built in a brick-pattern configuration and glued together, with dowel reinforcement incorporated into the assembly. This method allowed the design to maintain a more continuous, refined curved appearance.
6. Upholstery and Comfort Detailing
Key upholstery and comfort features included:
- Removable upholstered inside backs
- Arc-Com Stallion upholstery in a warm camel tone
- Soft terelyne layering
- Foam firm cushioning
- Removable seat-top and back assemblies
- White oak and laminate show surfaces integrated with the upholstered components
Final Outcome
The Bramalea City Centre South Food Court now presents a brighter, more contemporary, and more welcoming public dining environment. Through its contribution of custom millwork, counters, feature banquettes, modular seating systems, metal-framed assemblies, and highly coordinated finish detailing, RFP Design Group helped bring depth, durability, and architectural character to the finished space.
