Furnishings are a significant part of any building, but more so with a Frank Lloyd Wright design, given Wright's passion for an organic, unified whole. The finishes in the building -- wall colors, base colors, types of wood, wood finishes, metal types -- were aesthetic choices made by Taliesin Architects. Taliesin also designed the carpeting, using a Frank Lloyd Wright pattern. Furnishings were chosen by Aubrey Banks, an apprentice of Mr. Wright who worked with Taliesin for 30 years and today is a private architect and member of the Madison-based Architecture Network, Inc. His associates on the project were Arlan Kay and Rachel Deprey. Most of the chairs and some of the tables are manufactured items, but Banks himself designed some of the side tables and five-foot seating benches for the promenades. Custom Metals in Madison created customized bronze bases for manufactured bistro and cafe table tops, and Carley Woods crafted the standing and tabletop lecterns. All the wood furniture is made of cherry with the same grain and finish as the building's cherry woodwork and trim. The furniture presents a lean look; there's only one chair that is fully upholstered. Banks chose the furniture fabrics in colors and textures to harmonize with the earth tones of the carpet, which range from gold to deep brown, with wine and hunter green accents. Chairs will be clustered in each of the three levels of lake terrace -- Lakeside, Community and Grand Terraces. "The whole idea behind my choices was to reflect the character and geometry of the building," says Banks. "I didn't try to outguess Mr. Wright, but to harmonize with the building, which is certainly what he would have done. "The building is the statement, you don't need to make another one with the furnishings."