Natural walnut
Warm, open-grained timber with a clear, low-sheen finish.
Concept / divider
The Room Divider.
One world. Two perspectives.
Separate a dining area from a sitting room without closing either one off. Start with the divider concept, then choose a freestanding cabinet or explore a fitted installation with the joinery and building team.
Make this your starting pointThe starting point
Good proportions.
Room for your ideas.
An aquarium seen from both sides, bringing light and movement between two parts of a home.
- Two-sided viewing
- Freestanding or fitted
- Service access planned from the outset
- Base example · freshwater & chalk
- $28,000 USD
- Concept tank dimensions
- 94 × 37 × 22 in
- Placement
- Fitted or freestanding divider
- Ecosystem
- Freshwater or marine, with a different equipment specification
Inside the design
Every beautiful view
needs a working side.
Look through the cabinet to understand the service space, filter and return path. The cutaway is a simplified design illustration. Actual equipment is specified for the chosen ecosystem.
Behind the doors, the service zone gives you room to reach the equipment.
Accessible service zonePurpose-built supportClear viewing area
Materials with a place in the room
A quieter kind
of detail.
Choose a starting finish, then look at it against the surrounding walls, flooring and furniture. The cabinet should belong to the room as much as the aquarium does.
Pale oak
Light, straight-grained timber with a clear, low-sheen finish.
Soft chalk
A quiet, pale finish that sits easily against light walls.
Deep graphite
A dark, understated cabinet that lets the water hold the light.
A sense of scale
Measure the view.
Leave room for care.
This 94 in inspiration preset is a starting scale, not a construction specification. The room layout, full installation load, delivery route and maintenance clearances need to be resolved together.
The display length sets the scale for everything around it.
Display length · 94 inHeight 37 in · depth 22 inService clearance
Sample for this concept
What to expect.
Set out as a sample.
A sample of how a real studio would set out a project. Every figure here is illustrative.
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Timeline
- Design and site survey. 2 to 4 weeks.
- Detailed design and specification. 3 to 6 weeks.
- Making the tank and cabinet. 6 to 10 weeks.
- Installation. 1 to 3 days.
- Commissioning before any life is added. 4 to 8 weeks for freshwater, 6 to 12 weeks for marine.
- Livestock introduced gradually, once commissioning is complete.
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What the allowance includes
The display, the cabinet, indicative lighting and filtration, the aquascape and ordinary installation.
Excluded: structural work, unusual access, electrical and plumbing changes, livestock, travel and taxes.
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Payment stages
- A design deposit.
- A stage payment when making starts.
- A payment at installation.
- The balance at handover, after commissioning.
Amounts are set in each real contract.
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Aftercare
- A handover walkthrough.
- A first check once the aquarium is established.
- An optional care plan, illustrated on the care page.
Any warranty is set in each real contract.
Sample
Who you work with
Fictional team.
Sample
Service region
Set for each real project.
Your next chapter
See what belongs in your room.
Take this concept into the studio. Change the finish, ecosystem and scale, then save your ideas as a project brief.