And-Co Reimagines the Office in the Wake of COVID-19 // NOX Brings a West Coast Take on Italian Cuisine to Coal Harbour

This week, Elettra helped simultaneously launch And-Co, a new shared workspace concept, and NOX, its on-site restaurant. Launching the two together created opportunities to cross-promote both of them in each other’s media campaign and reach a wider audience.

Arpeg Group of Companies announced today that it is launching And-Co, a private office collective, amenities hub and business community in Vancouver. Located in the newly constructed Cardero building at 1575 West Georgia Street, And-Co will feature two levels of private office suites with shared amenities, on-site wellness centre, event space and a contemporary Italian restaurant. The private offices can accommodate from four to 16 people, and are being targeted at established companies and boutique firms as well as out-of-town businesses looking to set up a base in the city.

Beyond their private office space, members will also have access to shared meeting rooms, breakout areas, phone booths and meditation rooms as well as a kitchen, lounge and AV production room. The on-site wellness centre includes a massage, physio and chiropractic treatment room as well as a gym offering personal training and small-group fitness classes. The building is also dog friendly and equipped with a pet wash station for members’ four-legged friends.    

In addition to the shared kitchen and lounge spaces, And-Co members will have preferential access to NOX, a contemporary Italian restaurant with West Coast flavour, that will be located in the same building as And-Co. Created by Alejandro Diaz and Sam Fabbro, the owner-chef duo behind el Santo and Amaranthus in New Westminster, this new eatery will offer a West Coast take on Italian cuisine with a strong emphasis on local and seasonal ingredients.

“As a second-generation Italian immigrant who grew up on the West Coast, I wanted to create a restaurant that captures and celebrates the two worlds I grew up in,” says Sam Fabbro, Corporate Chef at NOX. “I wanted to combine the best of Italian cooking with the exceptional produce that we have here in B.C. to create something that is unlike any other Italian restaurant in the city. This isn’t your nonna’s Italian”.

Beyond local ingredients, the restaurant will also make all of its pasta and bread in house while the wine list will feature a curated selection of vintages from top Italian and B.C. producers. In terms of the interior, the restaurant will be divided into two distinct spaces – an upscale dining room and a more casual lounge area – with separate menu offerings to match each space.

Joining Chef Sam in the kitchen will be Executive Chef Michael DeGrazia who counts 20 years of experience leading kitchen teams at well-known restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto. Managing the bar program will be Kate Bohn who is also the mastermind behind the cocktails at el Santo and Amaranthus.

“I’m really excited to be partnering with And-Co to bring an Italian restaurant to the Coal Harbour neighbourhood,” says Alejandro Diaz, managing director of NOX. “With all of my restaurants, I have wanted to give diners the chance to experience well-known cuisines in a new way and I think we will certainly achieve this at NOX”.

The restaurant’s name is the Roman name for Nyx – the Greek goddess of the night renowned for her exceptional power and beauty.