Upstairs, the studios and offices are relatively sedate, though randomly sized and located window openings with colored jambs, heads and sills help to spice things up. In some areas the structural reality comes through, as the two-story-high truss members protrude into different spaces. Unfortunately once inside the "tabletop", the sense of being raised above the street and surroundings isn't directly perceived. Regardless, one's mind is aware of the unnatural situation, and some views to the street do create a sense of vertigo through the indirect perception of the stilts.

Sharp Centre for Design.Toronto, Ontario