For a prototype design, the opportunity for tweaks and enhancements allows one branch to be transformed into a unique reflection of the others
For a prototype design, the opportunity for tweaks and enhancements allows one branch to be transformed into a unique reflection of the others. Tinker Federal Credit Union recently opened a new branch on SW 134th Street and Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City. Architectural firm Trinity Group Architects, Oklahoma City, took a prototype and further developed it to make a standard banking branch something to notice.
"The credit union wanted to create a hip and current design using curves and inviting forms within the facility," says Kevin Galliart, NCARB, with the firm. "Although the same prototype has been used for four to five years, they are moving away from a boxy, square or rectangle feel."