Nobu Toronto
Custom shading and lighting control for a luxury dining experience
Architect
Turner FleischerInterior Design
Studio MungeElectrical Engineer
Mulvey and BananiLighting Design
Isometrix Lighting DesignElectrical Contractor
Nortown ElectricalPhotography
Joel Esposito
Entering Nobu Toronto, visitors first step into a moody street-level bar and lounge. Sivoia shades in a charcoal gray E Screen fabric protect the intimate atmosphere while allowing some natural light to filter in.
Lutron’s Sivoia shades were custom screen-printed to match the delicate ginkgo biloba leaves in Canadian ceramic artist Andrea Braescu’s porcelain pendant, extending the natural motif.
A 28-foot-tall bronze chainmail chandelier by Lasvit evokes the elegant drapery of a kimono sleeve, inviting guests upwards into the main dining area.
The 140-seat main dining room is styled after an Edo-era Japanese courtyard. Circular timber beams of warm Canadian elm featuring intricate Japanese joinery frame the custom pendant.
An intimate 22-seat private dining room is tucked behind the chainmail chandelier. Enclosed with bronze-tinted glass panels and lined by automatic Lutron shades, the space offers the utmost privacy for VIP guests.
Sivoia shades in the main dining room fill the space with diffuse light—and move in quiet unison when an adjustment is needed.
Since the first Nobu restaurant opened in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood in 1994, its signature Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine and focus on service have earned a reputation for delicious, inventive fare and elevated ambiance among discerning diners. Nobu is now a global hospitality brand with restaurants, hotels, and branded residences around the world. Nobu Toronto, its 56th restaurant and first in Canada, opened in August 2024.
A reservation at Nobu is a highly anticipated event, so it was crucial that Toronto-based interior design firm Studio Munge craft a space that felt in line with the luxurious, truth-in-material design ethos that all Nobu restaurants share while feeling fresh and localized to the diverse Toronto market. The result is a striking interior that blends refined Japanese minimalism and Canadian craftsmanship into one dramatic sensory experience across two levels and over 10,000 sq ft.
The design team chose Lutron’s Athena control system, paired with automated Sivoia shades to control this statement space. Charcoal E Screen shades keep the atmosphere of the street-level Nobu Bar moody and intimate while still maintaining that inviting connection to the outdoors. In the main dining room, Lutron worked with a local screen printer to custom-print gingko balboa branches on light Sivoia shade fabric to extend the natural motif of the central porcelain pendant. Interior shades in private dining rooms can also be lowered to provide VIP guests with the utmost privacy. While lights and shades are set to adjust automatically via preset scenes, a manager can easily make edits on the fly with a tap of an Athena Touchscreen or the Lutron app for a infinitely customizable experience.
The restaurant sits at the bottom of a pair of contemporary towers purpose built by Turner Fleischer to house the restaurant, along with the Lutron-powered Nobu Hotel, which opened in June 2025, and approximately 700 Nobu branded residences. Toronto represents the first integration of Nobu Hospitality’s three pillars—hotel, restaurant, and residences—worldwide.
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