365 bank & café by Totalstudio; Slovakia

The whole area of the new digital bank is divided into two parts – the cafe and the workspace. A traditional concept of the bank´s front office is replaced here by the cafe, which becomes an interface between the street and the office space. The ambition was to create an atmosphere of a traditional cafeteria known from European cities related to street life. This interior doesn´t want to create the impression of neither luxury nor cheapness. It serves as a background for a common and elegant everyday life.

The workspace is based on a principle of several built-in “super-objects” that define different zones within the entire space. The most significant one is the so-called “super-wall”, which interconnects all rooms from the CEO office to the cafe.

What makes this project one-of-a-kind?

Its a bank not looking like a bank. It is a bank looking more like a studio or co-working space with a cafeteria instead of a classic client zone.

About the authors

Totalstudio is the office for poetic and pragmatic architecture. We make chairs, rooms, houses, streets or places. Our main ambition is creating spaces that are sustainable in both environmental as well as in a cultural sense. We frankly believe that architecture can change our lives in a crucial way.
Totalstudio is two time laureate of national prize for architecture – CEZAAR, organized by Slovak chamber of architects.

Founding members are Aleš Šedivec (1978) and Tomáš Tokarčík (1978), both studied at FA STU Bratislava and graduated at AFAD Bratislava.

Text provided by the authors of the project.