Thurgauer Kantonalbank Romanshorn

Thurgauer Kantonalbank Romanshorn

The remodeling of the Thurgauer Kantonalbank branch in Romanshorn makes the changes in banking clearly visible. Cash transactions are moving into the background, making bulletproof glass and strict spatial separation of the counter area from the customer area obsolete. The newly designed branch presents itself as a customer-oriented advisory bank.

The architectural concept emphasizes this with visible openness and a balanced relationship between transparency and discretion. The customer is received personally as a valuable guest by TKB employees.

Trust and personal contact are important for a locally anchored bank. The architecture of the customer area but also of the employee areas support this. The boundaries between the banking area and the customer area are fluid. A homely ambience creates closeness to the customer: each customer advisor has an individualized consulting room with its own coordinated color concept. Personal objects are integrated into the staging and create closeness to the customer by allowing a conversation to be initiated.

Round, tapered skylights rest like large lampshades above the hall and distribute daylight into the building's interior. The play with scale continues in the customer counters, which are designed like high-scaled chests of drawers containing 'Twinsafes', the latest banking technology.

The walnut parquet flooring, laid in different directions, was covered with virgin wool carpets in the lounge area to form a zoning.

Textile wallpaper covers the wall and acoustically effective curtains partition the wall development.