This glass contains cattails and grass blades sandwiched within laminated panels. Continuous custom butt-glazed laminated glass was installed on top of a new curvilinear four foot tall wall.

To create a strong visual connection between the gaming floor and the buffet, a large wall was opened and the restaurant was extended out into the casino floor. The servery food stations were designed in a soft, flowing pattern with colored back-lit panels above to differentiate each one. In order to increase the efficiency of the space, the entry was relocated such that patrons could flow directly into the servery area rather than have to cross through dining space. These “night sky” elements include simulated motion comets and shooting stars. In addition, the space includes three “night sky” ceiling treatments with fiber-optic stars that replicate the night sky. This included the use of curvilinear walls and ceiling patterns, natural wood, faux stone floor tiles, venetian plaster wall finishes, and a color palette of olives, browns and golds. In order to appeal to this base and attract new customers, AVD designed a reconfigured restaurant with highly organic forms, colors and materials. The existing buffet, with its warm outdoor design scheme, had a loyal customer base. One restaurant would be a new 24 hour diner while the other would be a smaller buffet. It was determined, by management, that dividing this original space into two restaurants would increase sales by providing more choices for the patrons. The original facility contained a very large buffet restaurant named “The Firefly” primarily due to its extensive fiber optic ceiling. Pleasant, MI was completed in 1997 & quickly became the standard by which other Native American casinos around the country were measured.

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