POPULAR BANK- PRIVATE BANKING SUITE

MAGNUM OPUS

Intro

Popular, Inc., is a financial services conglomerate that has operated as “Banco Popular” in Puerto Rico for over 125 years and as “Popular Bank” in the mainland United States for over 52 years.

Popular sought to create an exclusive private banking suite for some of their exclusive clientele. A concierge/reception area with a TCR, a living room area for comfortable client meetings, a high-end stocked pantry and a private office were all part of the client’s program.

All of this was to fit within a cozy 600 square foot footprint.

Project Scope:

Space Programming
Design
Furniture Selection and Specification
Audio Visual Design
Construction Documents
Bidding
Permit Expediting
Construction Administration

Project gallery

Hilights:

The client’s program had several different space requirements to be incorporated within this cozy 600 square foot footprint. To further complicate the project, the space was located on the utility core of the building which needed to remain accessible to the building’s engineers for routine maintenance
To fulfill the multiple space requirement within the cozy footprint, MOA presented a design with multiple functions that were open to one another yet had the ability to be closed off when needed.
The accessibility to the core utilities was answered by large invisible doors located within the walnut wall panels.
At the concierge area, the company logo was laser cut into a marble dividing wall and the back painted glass & walnut desktop was designed to flow through the marble privacy wall to create a jewel of a horizontal accent.
The high-end stocked pantry is located behind another invisible door within the walnut wall panels off the concierge area for easy access.
Video conferencing was incorporated into both the living room and the private office areas.