{"id":11013,"date":"2025-12-31T13:40:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/mrdk-creates-toronto-pizzeria-with-an-upstairs-downstairs-atmosphere\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T13:40:42","slug":"mrdk-creates-toronto-pizzeria-with-an-upstairs-downstairs-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/mrdk-creates-toronto-pizzeria-with-an-upstairs-downstairs-atmosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Menard<\/div>\n

Canadian studio M\u00e9nard Dworkind<\/a> has designed a restaurant<\/a> interior with a casual take-out counter and an upscale bar lounge in Toronto<\/a>, Ontario.<\/span><\/p>\n

The eighth location of pizzeria North of Brooklyn<\/a> is located in Toronto’s Etobicoke neighbourhood, comprising two levels with differing atmospheres. The ground floor is a tile-laden takeaway and the upper level a refined, intimate bar.<\/p>\n

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MRDK has completed a pizzeria in Toronto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

M\u00e9nard Dworkind (MRDK<\/a>), which is run by Guillaume Menard and David Dworkind in Montreal, completed the 2,550-square-foot (237-square-metre) restaurant in April 2025.<\/p>\n

Accessed beneath a large lightbox awning, the compact ground level, which also contains the kitchen, was an opportunity for a strong one-line design, the studio said.<\/p>\n

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A tiled takeaway is located on the ground floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“[We needed] something bold, graphic, and bulletproof to resist the high traffic of takeout and delivery drivers,” the studio explained.<\/p>\n

The ceiling of the takeout area features a gridded, diffused light system.<\/p>\n

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A bar and seating area sits on the second storey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Moulded tiles from Dutch company DTILE<\/a> \u2013 in soft cream and deep chocolate tones \u2013 wrap the walls, counter and details.<\/p>\n

“These custom tiles extend from wall to ceiling in a continuous wrap, even folding outward to create functional hooks for merch display, blurring the line between surface and fixture,” the studio said.<\/p>\n