it took me some time to work out what this shop was offering,
a service most of us uses,
but what?
it was of course a bank, welcome to the Higo Bank, a regional bank in Kyushu, Japan, it has opened its newest branch and completely transformed all our preconceptions of
how a bank can make us feel, in
2006, Higo Bank acquired 52 hectares (128 acres) of forestland in Kumamoto with
the objective or preserving nature for future generations,
the bank manages the
forest by supporting sustainable activities that include planting but also
periodically thinning trees, much of this thinned wood is what the
designers at FIL, a local design
firm known for their environmentally friendly and sustainable approaches, used
when sourcing wood for the interiors and furniture of Higo Bank’s latest Kokaibashi
Branch in Kumamoto, “The bank’s
entrance, lobby, waiting areas, and ATM partitions were all transformed with
the featured wood to promote a warm and welcoming atmosphere,” says FIL.
Copper metal touches and carpeting also echo the natural landscape,just a shame all banks could not look so light and airy, but there it is.
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