ABOUT | DENIZENS
EMPATHETIC SPACES FOR A WORLD WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
Denizens’ design approach is experiential. We experience spaces as designers, as guests, as researchers, as travellers, as customers. We then transform experience into embodied knowledge. By animating experience in this way, we access new pathways and possibilities for our design practice. With a deep respect for the history of each space and its intended use, we invite the past and future to converge. Through this lens, we help our clients discover:
What is right for your space?
DYONNE FASHINA
Founder & Creative Director
KASA MOTO
FH FARMHOUSE
FLORETTE
ARTHUR'S
Kasa Moto Rooftop Restaurant,
in collaboration with DS Studio
Our design process balances intuition, artistry, sensitive leadership, and technical expertise. Through a pragmatic and principled approach, we produce exceptional hospitality and commercial spaces for our clients, whether new build, adaptive re-use, or heritage.
Our unparalleled commitment to safety and code compliance protects our clients’ capital investment.
Our project management style is collaborative and results-driven, acting as a liaison between each stakeholder and speaking in their language. We are adept at planning, prioritization, decision-making, and communication.
Then, we go beyond technicalities, using intuition and imagination to create evocative, powerful interiors that feel natural, inspiring, and comfortable, while producing exceptional, measurable value.
Select Clients
ALTON MILL ARTS CENTRE
MCMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION
THE FOOD DUDES
EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS
WOODCLIFFE LANDMARK PROPERTIES
GARDINER MUSEUM
THE ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN GALLERY
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
CURIO BY HILTON
OBELYSK INC.
FLORETTE
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS
THE FIVES HOTELS & RESIDENCES
TM GRUPO INMOBILIARIO
HOTEL X TORONTO