The traditional bank layout is being challenged by Dutch architecture firm UNStudio. Seeking to produce a more non-threatening environment for financial institutions, the practice is currently in the construction stages of its TBC Forum -- a financial center in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The designed of the banking headquarters is informed through extensive research into the dynamics of the industry and other workplace studies. Liberating the institution from its "traditional closed and introverted working model," UNStudio is attempting to facilitate collaborative environments through strategical, open-concept, and responsive bank layouts.
The TBC Forum will boast a cluster of buildings, with the tallest one being the bank's headquarters. Other volumes include an Innovation Lab for research, as well as a Culture Hub for public engagement.
Collaboration-Focused Bank Layout Designs
UNStudio Aims to Break the Traditional Bank Environment
Trend Themes
1. Collaborative Bank Layout - Designing banks with open concept layouts that facilitate collaboration.
2. Responsive Bank Layout - Designing banks with a responsive layout that caters to customer and employee needs.
3. Innovation Labs for Financial Institutions - Creating designated spaces within financial institutions to enable innovation and research.
Industry Implications
1. Financial Services - Opportunity to disrupt the traditional closed and introverted working model of financial institutions by adopting collaborative, open concept and responsive layouts.
2. Architecture & Design - Opportunity to design innovative bank layouts to create a more welcoming, inclusive and engaging experience for customers.
3. Research & Development - Opportunity to enable innovation and research within financial institutions by creating specialized spaces like innovation labs.