These fish and the tanks are bright and always moving, so anything else pales by comparison. In the conference rooms, the colorful fish tanks are a centerpiece that creates a stimulating atmosphere. Therefore, the interior architecture could not fade into the background. Another challenge concerned using good materials in a way that was not starkly modern, not strictly traditional, but somewhere in between. A nautical theme ties together the tanks and the client's extensive collection of signed marine watercolors by artist John McRae.
Nautical imagery abounds.
A large compass graces the floor in the entry reception. Surrounded by wood and outlined with brass strips, the compass is made of alternating combinations of Aquazul and Ubatuba granite and Creme Marfil and Tuscan Green marble. The large interior administrative space receives natural light through the glass walls and through the fish tanks along the perimeter offices. The entry's focus is a model ship that is protected and well lit under a glass enclosure. Cast colored molded glass panes in the shape of shells and fish are found throughout the space.