Paolo Ferrari, who completed the Middle Eastern bakery’s new Toronto site, designed the space to evoke the classic patisserie with a twist.

Circular display pedestals show off the selection of sweets and complement bronze pendant lights throughout. 

Because everything is baked on-site, the space was designed around the life cycle of the product—from the kitchen to display to weight scale and payment area. 

Instead of baking the product and transferring it to the display case, a custom T–frame allows each baking sheet to slide into an inexpensive blackened steel framework. 

Made of a warm whitewashed ash veneer, the L-shaped counter has an unobtrusive wrapping and point-of-sale area concealed by a minimal black metal transaction surface.

A classical black and white etching of a Syrian village fills an entire wall of the shop, connecting the baked goods back to their long-established roots.