BOX is a commercial interior design firm specializing in hospitality interiors. Established in 2002 in Vancouver, Canada by partners in life and business H. Jay Brooks and Cynthia Penner, the studio continues to develop deep client relationships that create meaningful and effective environments.
Our portfolio includes restaurants, bars, hotels, retail, and residential projects, all characterized by our self-identified style of sensual modernism; a fearless embrace of the nuanced and evocative, matched equally with purpose and rigour. Our team is collaborative and personal. Jay and Cynthia are active designers on every project, and with the studio offer full design services that bring uniquely bespoke solutions.
BOX is characterized by its joy for life and service. Our passion, curiosity, and imagination is tempered by intense focus, rationality, and thoughtfulness which has contributed to our relationships with prominent hospitality and lifestyle clients such as the Glowbal Group, TopTable, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, and the Canucks Sports & Entertainment Group.