Work unit areas have been devised so that there are foci of 

 specific operations. This is an important consideration in 

 reference to maintenance, efficiency and economy. 



In a public aquarium the water is the all- important consid- 

 eration. Thus s the filter system is thought of as the heart 

 of the building „ Most aquarium buildings have much work 

 space devoted to filters „ Our unique design has the filters 

 as part of the display on the visitor floor. 



BUILDING UNITS 



Research Laboratory will be an integral and essential function 

 of the building and will be in a separately operated area. This 

 unit will provide valuable information for this and other aquar- 

 iums j, and be staffed by qualified research scientists on research 

 grants, as at several other aquariums in this country. 



Corporat ion Area contains offices., library, meeting rooms and 

 facilities for maintaining the on-going activities of the in- 

 stitution. The meeting room can be available on a commercial 

 basis for special affairs, here is a private entrance to this 

 area and the whole aquarium. 



Waterfal l Exhibition will be a spectacular display seen on en- 

 tering the building. An actual waterfall will drop forty feet 

 through all exhibition floors into the main portion of the en- 

 trance lobby as a fascinating demonstration of the sight, sound 

 and sense of water and the aquarium building itself. In this 

 way, we will immediately establish the theme of the aquarium — - 



