The Royal Aquarium is located on the illustrious riverfront of the Copenhagen Bay. The surroundings of the site, including warehouses and historic shipyards, influenced the materials and industrial design we chose for the Aquarium. Our goal was to use Scandinavian design methods to connect the site to its urban environment. We accomplished this by designing a grid made of stacked cubic volumes encased within the structure resembling a shelf. Each tank fits within a 20’ x 20’ cube.