The project was rather prestigious, since the law firm of Ray Quinney & Nebeker had been chosen to represent the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Committee, and the architects wanted a distinctive design. Overall, the firm occupies three and a half-stories of a 20-story downtown Salt Lake City office.
“We wanted it to look very natural, and the reason for using slate was to pick up materials indigenous to Utah,†said Sue Kerns of ZGF, principal-in-charge for the project. “The selected stone had a variety of color to it. We didn't want it to look too monolithic - the color and texture were very important. It's very natural and random.â€