The designers started with the concept of the type of long table commonly associated with libraries. Though this style is offered as a standard product by several manufacturers, they decided to go for a custom product, something that went well beyond the usual wood millwork and incorporated metal infrastructure and a semi-translucent top.

Pushing the design envelope this way is dTank’s specialty. We converted the detailed plans provided by 1100 Architect to engineering drawings that are needed for manufacturing. We built a rough prototype, then iterations were made through the use of our product-development computer application, which allows simultaneous, viewing, commenting, and marking of drawings from multiple locations.

The Perry Capital trading table has a 1.5 inch resin top sitting on a powder-coated steel base. Cable tracks make equipment wiring easy. Everything is modular, with the initial configuration a 24-foot table in individual six-foot segments. The table can be extended or shortened, and linear or perpendicular extensions can be added. Table colors matched the palette selected by 1100 Architect and Perry Capital.

The development cycle for the Perry Capital trading table, from initial contact to installation, was only 12 weeks. That is indeed complexity disguised as simplicity—in form as well as time.