Raiffeisenbank

Gommiswald, Switzerland

Detail floating bank counter in walnut

Photo © Beat Bühler

Bank counter in walnut with lighting channel

Photo © Beat Bühler

Waiting area with lounge chairs in front of a painted wall in yellow and the cunsulting rooms

Photo © Beat Bühler

Detail privacy foil of the consulting rooms with crassula ovata motive

Photo © Beat Bühler

Detail stair railing

Photo © Beat Bühler

Banks

Interior Designers: Architekturbüro Herbert Bruhin

Location: Dorfplatz 14, 8737 Gommiswald, Switzerland
Year: 2009
General Planning: Ghisleni Planen Bauen GmbH

An aubergine-coloured concrete cube with a large window dominates the new entrance to Raiffeisenbank in Gommiswald. The annexe houses an open bank hall with a large reception desk and inviting waiting area. Though the walnut reception desk exudes a sense of solidity, the horizontal light bands lend the element an ethereal quality that almost makes it appear as though it is floating. The rear section is where the private consultation rooms are located. The divider wall consists of walnut doors alternating with floor-to-ceiling printed glass windows. The images and text tell the story of the crassula ovata – the so-called money tree that symbolises increasing wealth.