"This project is saying 'This is the way Deco might have been,'" remarked a juror, noting that the design is an appealing mix of pre-war sensibilities rather than a literal reproduction of a single style. They admired the strong client identity created for this 7,000-square-foot executive conference and dining facility. Contemporary functionality is accommodated in period style with patterned conference tables that gang together to form larger surfaces and with elegant chairs modified to stack.