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VON ESSEN Bank: New opening in Stuttgart

By late 2010 the time had finally come: the VON ESSEN Bank opened its doors at its new premises at Büchsenstrasse 20. Hoffmann Interior GmbH was entrusted with the realisation of the revised design concept. In addition to manufacturing the exclusive furnishings all accompanying measures such as flooring and dry construction work were also carried out by the full-service provider.

Strategically located in the heart of Stuttgart, the two-storey branch can already be seen from afar thanks to its illuminated logo in large letters. Via flat screens and posters interested parties can already obtain an overview of the services this retail bank currently offers from outside. Upon entering the building observers are immediately struck by the “centrepiece” of the branch – the service counter. The high-quality back wall consists of criss-cross walnut veining offset by stainless steel lenses.

Fiat Lux
For the interior special attention was attached to a balanced lighting concept. Since daylight can be used as a natural light source on the one hand but the bank interior was to be discreetly shielded from the pedestrian zone, on the other, a large-format string curtain was incorporated to provide privacy. Highlights include the lighting ducts that run flush with the curved ceiling elements, circular ceiling luminaires and targeted ceiling spotlights as well as pendant luminaires above the clerks’ workstations that not only serve as task lights for working planes but also emit indirect light onto the ceiling.

Individual Clerk Stations
Thanks to height-adjustable tabletops workstations can be individually adjusted to each clerk’s needs. The fact that functional does not equal boring is proven by the ergonomic seating in colourful aqua tones. The clerks’ desks are shielded from the entrance area by frosted glass partition walls, which makes for both privacy for counselling situations and an airy and open-plan layout at the same time.

Walking up the circular staircase to the first floor, a spacious gallery opens up connecting to further separate rooms and a light-flooded conference room. The latter not being accessible through a conventional door – to make optimal use of the space available built-in cabinets were installed here as room partitioning forming the entrance concourse to the room in conjunction with a white wallboard. The practical side effect here is that the back wall can be used as a projection surface for overhead projectors or as a whiteboard.