VR-Bank Ostalb

The merger of two financial institutions initiated the construction of the new VR Bank Ostalb in the centre of Aalen. In 2013, Ursula Otto-Hüftlein and Maximilian Otto from the OHO architectural office in Stuttgart won the limited competition. Two buildings, which form a square as a fitting entrance, are connected by a four-storey glass hall.

Builder: VR-Bank Aalen eG
Occupant: VR-Bank Aalen eG
Planning: OHO Architekten PartGmbB, Stuttgart
Completion: 2017
City: Aalen
Sector: Banks, Insurance companies
Partition walls: fecoplan, fecofix, fecotür wood, fecotür glass, fecoair, fecowand
Photos: Nikolay Kazakov
Brands: feco

VR-Bank Ostalb, Aalen │ fall-proof glazing │ aluminum profiles, white powder-coated

The interior spaces focus on this central, brightly-lit connecting element that opens up the individual levels and functional areas both vertically and horizontally. The fecoplan all-glass construction as fall-arresting glazing enables exciting visual relationships and, with a sound insulation test value of R _w,P = 42 dB, also a high degree of confidentiality. The other consulting rooms and offices are equipped with fecofix flush-walled double glazing with R _w,P = 47 dB with all-round 20-mm-thin frame profiles. Double-sided flush H105 wooden door elements with concealed corridor-side frames achieve a sound insulation test value of R_w,P = 42 dB. In keeping with the restrained colour concept, the wooden doors are granite black and the aluminium profiles white powder-coated. Brightness and clear shapes radiate a pleasant and open atmosphere, which is experienced as friendly by both customers and employees.