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

HARLO ENTERTAINMENT

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