Designed by Zurich based international design firm NAU Architecture in collaboration with studio Drexler Guinand Jauslin, the interior of the Open Lounge connect the history and the rich cultural past of the building by exhibiting portraits of the most prominent past residents in the walls – made out of Solid Surface HI-MACS® with a highly technological process.
Raiffeisen’s flagship branch on Zurich’s Kreuzplatz dissolves traditional barriers between customer and employee, creating a new type of “open bank,” a space of encounter.
Rethinking the nature of client - customer relations, the design represents a prototype for a bank where money is not the only consideration. Cast instead as an urban lounge, the atmosphere is open and light with hints of a high-end boutique. The main characteristics of the space? The inspiring walls made out of HI-MACS®, by Rosskopf & Partner with a highly technological process.
Raiffeisen Bank
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Architects: NAU Architecture, Drexler Guinand Jauslin Architekten
Area: 400m2
Completion: January 2011
Photos: Jan Bitter
Wallcovering patterns design: ROK, Rippmann Oesterle Knauss
Wallcovering patterns fabrication: Rosskopf & Partner AG
Wallcovering and joinery: Glaeser Baden AG
Wallcovering material: HI-MACS®, 12 mm Alpine White
