Among the species headed north are the northern white cedar, American basswood, sugar maple, black ash, big tooth aspen, and yellow birch.

The heavy pour-in-place concrete and the pressure treated black-stained pine wood exterior contrasts to the warm and ambient light created by the bright yellow birch plywood interior.

The ground floor is primarily transparent, providing a sense of the park extending through the building and into the courtyard, where a grove of Yellow birch provides shade and protection.