Our design responds to the institute's new program, which...

Our design responds to the institute's new program, which was tailored to represent their mission more clearly. We tried to be responsive to the environment, to the heritage of Dana Point and Dana Point harbor and the precedence of coastal marine labs in California and throughout the West. We responded through scale, sustainable design, energy conservation and public access to the facility. In the end, (we created) a very memorable experience that is about the ocean.