Peggy Nye and Associates slips Walt Disney International a Mickey in the interior design of its high-visibility penthouse offices in Coral Gables, Fla.
There is nothing timid about Walt Disney Corporation, despite its diminutive and eternally optimistic mascot. The $6,3-billion (1991 revenues), one-time motion picture company has aggressively expanded its business interests Lo include theme parks, hospitality and resort properties, residential properties and retail products, making it one of the biggest—and most beloved—entertainment conglomerates in existence. Founded by Walter Elias Disney in a genuine, rags-to-riches version of the American Dream. Disney has become a worldwide purveyor of squeaky-clean fun and fantasy. Mickey, Donald, Goofy and the gang regularly entertain audiences in Europe, the Far East and South America, where Walt Disney International manages licensing agreements with manufacturers anxious to capitalize on Disney concepts and images.
When a recent relocation from Mexico City to Coral Gables, Fla., made a new office inevitable for the Disney division, Miami's Pegey Nye and Associates Inc.., joined an exclusive rank of renowned architects and designers—including Michael Graves, Robert \.M. Stern, Arata Isozaki and Gwathmey Siegel & Associates—who have helped weave a little of that Disney magic into the company's extensive roster of facilities.
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