The Studio Ha/Wa office lounge is a workplace renovation for McLeish Orlando Lawyers in downtown Toronto. The project combines a 530-square-foot lunchroom with an adjacent office to create a 685-square-foot lounge on the 18th floor of a high-rise tower. The space includes dedicated lounge, dining, kitchen, and meeting areas within an open-plan layout. Perimeter banquettes, dining tables, nesting coffee tables, counter stools, and soft seating support a range of daily activities including meals, informal meetings, focused breaks, and social gatherings.
The lounge uses a neutral material palette of rift-cut white oak, porcelain tile flooring, quartz countertops, and white walls with black accents. A beamed oak ceiling conceals mechanical systems while continuing across columns and millwork throughout the interior. Furnishings include green bouclé armchairs, camel performance velvet swivel chairs, sage vinyl banquettes, rust leather stools, and performance-grade upholstery.
Office Lounge Designs
Studio Ha/Wa Transforms a Toronto Law Firm Break Room
Trend Themes
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Hospitality-led Workplaces — Office lounges modeled after boutique hospitality settings signal demand for work environments that blend comfort, social connection, and professional functionality.
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Multi-use Break Spaces — Adaptable lounge, dining, kitchen, and meeting zones reflect a shift toward compact workplace areas that support meals, informal collaboration, focused pauses, and events.
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Performance Material Warmth — Durable upholstery, oak millwork, porcelain tile, and quartz surfaces point to interiors that balance residential warmth with the maintenance needs of high-traffic offices.
Industry Implications
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Commercial Interior Design — Design firms are finding new value in transforming underused office areas into amenity-rich environments that improve workplace experience and spatial efficiency.
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Office Furniture — Furniture brands have room to develop modular banquettes, nesting tables, swivel seating, and lounge systems tailored to fluid daily workplace behaviors.
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Corporate Real Estate — Tenant experience strategies increasingly depend on upgraded shared spaces that make existing office footprints more attractive without requiring full-scale relocation.