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The building's height and design was influenced by a lease restriction that prohibited the construction of a taller building on a portion of the site. A smaller penthouse rises above the fourth story. The building was commissioned by Manufacturers Trust in 1944; the original plan was designed by Walker & Gillette and canceled in 1948. Walker ...
Modern bank vaults are typically made of reinforced concrete and steel, with complex locking mechanisms and security systems. This article covers the design, construction, and security features of bank vaults. This large 24-bolt Diebold vault door at the Winona National Bank was built in the early 1900s. On the right is the back side of the ...
Apple Bank had retained the banking room's original design; in one case, the bank declined to place bulletproof glass on the tellers' counter because that would have required removing the wrought-iron screens. [95] However, Apple Bank opposed the interior-landmark designation, saying it would hinder day-to-day operations.
A count room or counting room is a room that is designed and equipped for the purpose of counting large volumes of currency.Count rooms are operated by central banks and casinos, as well as some large banks and armored car companies that transport currency.
110 East 42nd Street, also known as the Bowery Savings Bank Building, is an 18-story office building in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.The structure was designed in the Italian Romanesque Revival style by York and Sawyer, with William Louis Ayres as the partner in charge.
Six Battery Road, completed in 1984, was designed by P&T Architects & Engineers Ltd. and RSP Architects Planners & Engineers(Pte) Ltd..The development involved several firms, including CapitaLand Commercial Limited, Clover Properties Private Limited, Hazama Gumi, CapitaLand Limited, Lighting Design Partnership, Meinhardt (Singapore) Private Limited, and Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP.
Thai architect Sumet Jumsai designed the Robot Building for the Bank of Asia, which was acquired by United Overseas Bank in 2005. [1] [3] He had been asked by the Bank of Asia's directors to design a building that reflected the modernization and computerization of banking [1] [4] and found inspiration in his son's toy robot. [5]
The cornerstone was placed by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and the Bank's first governor, Graham Towers. Plans for additions in the 1940s and 1950s were scrapped, and while more substantial plans were drafted during the 1960s, construction was delayed due to Ottawa's already-strained construction industry, and only commenced in 1972.