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Hida Shinkin Bank New Head Office
| address | 1-13-1 Hanaokamachi, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture |
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| Completion date | September 2013 |
| Scale (number of seats) | 87 seats |
| Scale (㎡) | 3,622.8㎡ |
- The above information is at the time of completion.
People gather at a "salon" that opens in the city. A new style of community-based financial institution.
Hida Shinkin Bank, based in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, provides community-based financial services in the Hida City and Shirakawa Village areas of Ono District. The association, affectionately known as "Hidashin," was founded in 1954 and celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2014.
Prior to this, in September 2013, a new head office opened with the aim of becoming a new community-based financial institution.
Deposit counter
Deposit counter
Deposit counter on the 1st floor of the office building. An atrium leading to the second floor and a lounge with spacious furniture gently welcome guests.
Exterior
Exterior
Exterior of the new head office. The office building is on the left, and the salon building is on the right. Sandwiched between the two buildings is a communication corridor, a plaza open to the community.
Office Space
Office Space
The office area inside the deposit counter on the first floor of the office building. The desk layout uses an island layout rather than the school layout often found in financial institutions.
Conference Room
Conference Room
One of the conference rooms on the executive floor on the 4th floor of the office building. It is used for meetings where branch managers gather.
Terrace
Terrace
The 4th floor of the office building has an open terrace overlooking the Northern Alps.
Cafe Space
Cafe Space
Cafe space on the first floor of the salon building. By opening the windows, the building can be used in conjunction with the adjacent communication corridor. The floor is made of locally grown cypress.
Lounge
Lounge
You can use the internet in the salon located at the back of the cafe. There is also a tea machine available for anyone to use.
Dining room
Dining room
The employee cafeteria on the second floor of the salon building is equipped with folding tables so that it can also be used as a multipurpose hall.
Japanese style room
Japanese style room
A Japanese-style room adjacent to the employee cafeteria on the second floor of the salon building. A spatial design that takes advantage of the round-shaped building. In addition to tea parties and dinner parties, it is also used for casual meetings.
Lounge
Lounge
One section of the employee cafeteria/hall features furniture made by Itoki's Econifa solution for utilizing local materials.
2nd floor of office building. Locally produced wood is used for the ceiling. The art decorating the new main store includes works by artists from Takayama.
Art will also be displayed on the first floor of the office building.
1st floor of salon building. A wall designed by a local plasterer.
Comment
"I'll be by your side more and more, Hidashin."
The Hida Shinkin Bank's new head office is a facility that welcomes local residents in an open manner, with a "Communication Corridor" open to the community located in the center of the facility, which consists of two buildings.
We proposed a flexible space, with the "office building" serving as a traditional financial institution, and the "salon building" serving as a multipurpose space that can be easily used by local residents.
It took about two years from the basic design stage, and in collaboration with an architectural design office, we were able to create a design that combines the architecture and interior, giving it an advanced image not found in traditional financial institutions. We believe that we were able to express a comfortable and relaxing space that is unique to the local community, as well as an attitude toward new ways of working.
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Designer
Yumi Takano