Spice were commissioned to plan and re-stack Bank of America staff from an adjacent building into a single building, maximising use of space and creating mezzanines etc.  Spice created a new trading room behind full height glass and steel divisions, with new modular trading desks and acoustic canopy and lighting above reflecting plan formation of the desking.  Also the creations of meeting areas, executive offices and banking hall.  Value £850K.

The complete refurbishment of the entrance hall, creating a new mezzanine floor and meeting room with feature fibreglass cladding and lighting with rear reception area.  The external structure was also clad in fibreglass modular panels incorporating logo etc. £600K.

The complete re-design of the entrance hall incorporating feature marble floors, reception desk, offices, feature lighting and retail banking hall, private banking offices. Value £800K.

The complete refurbishment of the main entrance hall and reception desk.  This incorporated a brand new entrance façade and revolving door, security turnstiles with card swipe, meeting areas incorporating LCD screens, lighting with special Venetian plaster to walls and mezzanine cladding and ballustrading.

The brief was to create a concept based upon a typical floor in their existing building and produce a proposal to reflect the office of the future.

This incorporated hot desking, mobile meeting rooms and presentation screens with break-out areas, creating a functional flexible office interior, with home from home comforts for both employee and client alike.

The complete refurbishment of the entrance hall, creating a new mezzanine floor and meeting room with feature fibreglass cladding and lighting with rear reception area. The external structure was also clad in fibreglass modular panels incorporating logo etc. £600K

Design and planning of new staff “Deli”, catering kitchen with a suite of meeting rooms, and staff presentation areas. Production of full specifications, drawing package, and local authority approvals for competitive tender.

Spice designed and developed the complete ‘open plan’ retail banking corporate image.

The scope of works which included the formulation of the brief, detailing, costing, programming, prototyping via 10 pilot branches throughout the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

Spice Design Consultants were commissioned by a leading manufacturer of electronic banking systems, to design and plan a fully automated bank branch which were to include the facilities for a separate 24 hour automated banking service area including statement printers, Stock Exchange information, foreign exchange vending and bank product interactive machines.

The general planning of the branch was to be based on modular furniture components to build up the separate elements ie: teller counters, reception desks, interview areas, office areas, modular wall panels to incorporate A.T.M.’s ect.

Following a number of feasibility studies for the potential use of Lewisham House reception area, Spice were commissioned to develop this favoured high profile scheme to maximise the utilisation of space within the existing drab double height reception area. The solution provided a new mezzanine for meetings and rear V.I.P. waiting area, partially screened from the main reception area. The feature curved rear wall, finished in Venetian plaster, incorporates a sweeping stair to the mezznine of Corian and glass. Behind this curved wall is the high security lodge with vision slots for full surveillance of the area.

The overall solution provides a light, crisp, progressive solution to all the needs of the bank in line with the philosophy of ‘project delight’. This means that both the public and clients alike should feel the impact of good design and therefore professionalism on entering/leaving any Citibank premises. Read the rest of this entry »