A planted aquarium on a warm walnut cabinet in a contemporary living room
Fictional atelier / Original concept study

Aquariums, considered as architecture

A living world.
Made for your home.

Custom aquarium design, installation and care.
From the first sketch to the life that follows.

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01 / The possibilities

Not just an aquarium.
A new part of the room.

The proportions of the glass. The warmth of the cabinet. The view from your favorite chair. We begin with the room, then design the living world within it.

Three starting points. Countless ways to make them yours.

Meet the collection
The Living Wall aquarium inspiration in a furnished home
01 / wallBase example $18,000

The Living Wall

A planted freshwater view, set on a walnut cabinet so the room and the aquarium feel designed together.

The Room Divider aquarium inspiration in a furnished home
02 / dividerBase example $28,000

The Room Divider

An aquarium seen from both sides, bringing light and movement between two parts of a home.

The Quiet Cabinet aquarium inspiration in a furnished home
03 / cabinetBase example $12,000

The Quiet Cabinet

A beautifully proportioned aquarium and furniture piece, designed to belong without remaking the entire room.

Inspiration presets, not fixed products. Base examples use planted freshwater and a chalk finish at the listed concept length. Timber and marine options add allowances. All prices are fictional USD examples.

02 / Beneath the surface

Beautiful outside.
Thought through inside.

Scroll to separate the layers: cabinet, support, glass, lighting and the equipment that keeps the water moving. Service access belongs in the design from day one.

See how it comes together
The aquarium separated into its cabinet, its glass and lighting, and its filtration

The cabinet and its supporting frame carry the full weight of the water.

Cabinet & supportGlass & lightingFiltration & access

03 / Two different worlds

Green and growing.
Or alive with the reef.

Freshwater and marine aquariums have distinct landscapes, equipment and care needs. Choose the world that draws you in. The whole system follows.

Fresh green planting, sculptural wood and small schooling fish. A softer landscape with a changing rhythm of growth.

Planted freshwater

Fresh green planting, sculptural wood and small schooling fish. A softer landscape with a changing rhythm of growth.

Step inside
An entirely different world of reef structure, saltwater movement and carefully controlled light.

Marine reef

An entirely different world of reef structure, saltwater movement and carefully controlled light.

Step inside

04 / A room, from morning to evening

The light changes.
The feeling stays.

Consider the aquarium through the whole day. A warm room at dusk asks for a different balance of light.

The aquarium room in soft daylightThe same aquarium room in warm evening light
DaylightEvening

05 / Rooms with a new rhythm

Three rooms.
Three ways to live with water.

The Walnut Gallery: A long, planted view turns a quiet living room into the most observed part of the house, with the garden and its stone wall just beyond the glass.
Concept project / 01Freshwater

The Walnut Gallery

A long, planted view turns a quiet living room into the most observed part of the house, with the garden and its stone wall just beyond the glass.

Tidal House: A two-sided reef creates a gentle division between a dining space and a relaxed sitting room, with the skyline beyond the glass.
Concept project / 02Marine

Tidal House

A two-sided reef creates a gentle division between a dining space and a relaxed sitting room, with the skyline beyond the glass.

A Study in Green: A compact freshwater landscape brings a patient rhythm to a room made for reading and work.
Concept project / 03Freshwater

A Study in Green

A compact freshwater landscape brings a patient rhythm to a room made for reading and work.

Original concept studies, created for this fictional atelier. No client commissions are represented.

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06 / From idea to everyday

A clear process.
A lasting relationship.

From design to ongoing care
  1. 01

    Start with your room

    Choose an inspiration concept, a freshwater or marine ecosystem and a few initial preferences. Save a project brief with the dimensions and questions you want to explore.

  2. 02

    Resolve the details

    A real commission would begin with a site survey: access, structure, utilities, ventilation, viewing positions and service space. The design and written scope follow from that work.

  3. 03

    Build & install

    The tank, supporting cabinet and equipment are coordinated before delivery. Installation includes positioning, connections, leak checks and an agreed handover plan.

  4. 04

    Let the system establish

    Water is introduced and the system is commissioned over time. Livestock is introduced gradually, and only once the aquarium is ready. The scroll animation compresses that time.

  5. 05

    Keep it thriving

    An ongoing care plan covers observation, water checks, cleaning, plant or reef care and equipment review. Its frequency and scope are tailored to the actual installation.

Your next chapter

Imagine it in your room.

Start with an inspiration concept. Adjust the setting, save your choices and build a brief at your own pace.