Today’s blog post is coming to you live from Quantum Coffee at the corner of King and Spadina in Toronto.

I’m sitting by the window (where I keep running into friends) in a beautiful space that used to be an ugly youth hostel. Nice work Reflect Architecture and MAAST. 

It’s my first time at Quantum, but I am so intrigued by all that is happening here that I feel compelled to share.

So Quantum is a coffee shop. The americano I had this morning was quite good. I hope to have another one sometime in the future. But there’s more to this story. 

Quantum is actually just one leg of something bigger. Attached to it – literally upstairs – is something called BrainStation. And across the street from it is something called The Konrad Group.

The Konrad Group is a digital agency that does everything from brand strategy to mobile development. BrainStation teaches those same skills to other people via in-person courses in this recently renewed heritage space. And Quantum is the stimulant that helps fuel it all.

The connective tissue between these 3 businesses, which are all basically owned by the same poeple, is something that I find super fascinating.

It also feels like the intersection of design, technology, and space (real estate). And as many of you know, that’s what I’m all about.

Today’s blog post is coming to you live from Quantum Coffee at the corner of King and Spadina in Toronto.

I’m sitting by the window (where I keep running into friends) in a beautiful space that used to be an ugly youth hostel. Nice work Reflect Architecture and MAAST. 

It’s my first time at Quantum, but I am so intrigued by all that is happening here that I feel compelled to share.

So Quantum is a coffee shop. The americano I had this morning was quite good. I hope to have another one sometime in the future. But there’s more to this story. 

Quantum is actually just one leg of something bigger. Attached to it – literally upstairs – is something called BrainStation. And across the street from it is something called The Konrad Group.

The Konrad Group is a digital agency that does everything from brand strategy to mobile development. BrainStation teaches those same skills to other people via in-person courses in this recently renewed heritage space. And Quantum is the stimulant that helps fuel it all.

The connective tissue between these 3 businesses, which are all basically owned by the same poeple, is something that I find super fascinating.

It also feels like the intersection of design, technology, and space (real estate). And as many of you know, that’s what I’m all about.