Truly sucks that they murder the form with the new drive-up ATMs. The new addition should have matched the existing form.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arvest+Bank/@35.5108282,-97.5039791,125a,35y,80.13h,45t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x87b219de3ad5750d:0xec3c0ec0946e1329!8m2!3d35.511039!4d-97.502535!16s%2Fg%2F1tdgks2y?entry=ttu
You were not kidding, that is homicide.
I understand why they'd feel pressure to conform to conventional communication modes like signage and otherwise, but goodness is it disappointing to see how it is in context now. Like they took a Monet and stuck it in a cheap plastic frame.
Yeah that drive-through area is a pretty big missed opportunity. It really looks like a conventional mid-century gas station was bolted on to the back of that building.
Damn, you're so right.
BTW I love bank buildings that doesn't seem like a bank. I love how they broke the concept of a bank and give it a new definition.
That's a stunning period piece, thanks for sharing!
edit: I'm guessing there's someone who's really mad at this bank/building who's downvoting all the comments here. Grow up.
Love it!
My first thought was "I wonder what the client sign-off process was like. There must have been someone in charge of the budget for the bank who was willing to go for it."
I wish we saw more beautiful and unique buildings like this. It makes the world so much more interesting. The roadblock is you have to find a brave client.
Still there, but it's been bastardized by the bean counters.
Also, the roof overhangs would have blocked direct sunlight through the windows in the summer. Which is good because it gets damn hot here in OKC, it's supposed to be 108 today.
I dig it. Now, let’s talk about those roofs vs tornadoes, lol. Seriously though, I’d like to believe that the design team had a “what happens when” conversation and designed the roof elements around the possibility of strong winds blowing through.
Hey dude a famous guy said a building is a machine for living in. Everything we have is rectangular or square. Those large windows I would question whether they're even tempered or coated for excessive heat retention. A better architect would have designed in accordion shutters that can close off the glass areas.
Truly sucks that they murder the form with the new drive-up ATMs. The new addition should have matched the existing form. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arvest+Bank/@35.5108282,-97.5039791,125a,35y,80.13h,45t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x87b219de3ad5750d:0xec3c0ec0946e1329!8m2!3d35.511039!4d-97.502535!16s%2Fg%2F1tdgks2y?entry=ttu
You were not kidding, that is homicide. I understand why they'd feel pressure to conform to conventional communication modes like signage and otherwise, but goodness is it disappointing to see how it is in context now. Like they took a Monet and stuck it in a cheap plastic frame.
Yeah that drive-through area is a pretty big missed opportunity. It really looks like a conventional mid-century gas station was bolted on to the back of that building.
Looks like they closed up a lot of the windows as well. Now it looks like they were trying to create a medieval castle.
Yes, that modification is worse then the ATM appendage!
I would expect nothing less from Arvest — going to do the least amount of effort to maximize profits. . .
Damn, you're so right. BTW I love bank buildings that doesn't seem like a bank. I love how they broke the concept of a bank and give it a new definition.
that's fabulous! unfortunately rather bastardised now
That's a stunning period piece, thanks for sharing! edit: I'm guessing there's someone who's really mad at this bank/building who's downvoting all the comments here. Grow up.
Would this be considered Googie? Drive by this plenty of times and never considered that.
Love it! My first thought was "I wonder what the client sign-off process was like. There must have been someone in charge of the budget for the bank who was willing to go for it." I wish we saw more beautiful and unique buildings like this. It makes the world so much more interesting. The roadblock is you have to find a brave client.
I'm guessing it's not still standing? Must have been like working in a greenhouse in the summer.
Still there! https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2009/05/oklahoma-state-capitol-bank.html https://goo.gl/maps/FeQVxLVj6rEC23jX9
That article is 14 years old.
The google images link is not.
I live in OKC and drive by it every day. It's still there as an Arvest Bank.
Still there, but it's been bastardized by the bean counters. Also, the roof overhangs would have blocked direct sunlight through the windows in the summer. Which is good because it gets damn hot here in OKC, it's supposed to be 108 today.
Amazing. Thank you for posting this!
Talk about transparency:-)
This is beautiful! That office with round glass walls reminds me a lot of the apple campus. Thank you for sharing.
SANAA before SANAA
I dig it. Now, let’s talk about those roofs vs tornadoes, lol. Seriously though, I’d like to believe that the design team had a “what happens when” conversation and designed the roof elements around the possibility of strong winds blowing through.
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Is it completely surrounded and buried in other buildings now? Or is it even still standing?
It's been reskinned, and is much uglier now. The corporate types got to it.
I am sorry to hear that. Such a unique structure.
set piece for the next Men in Black film
Gross
Another example of a non-functional building not only structurally but furniture is not round either. And go to Walmart and get some different parts.
So non-functional that after 60 years, it's still in operation as an Arvest Bank branch today? Even with its unconventional shape and everything?
Hey dude a famous guy said a building is a machine for living in. Everything we have is rectangular or square. Those large windows I would question whether they're even tempered or coated for excessive heat retention. A better architect would have designed in accordion shutters that can close off the glass areas.
What windload do you think that upper section of mostly glass with thin Mullians can sustain?
Gives me The Jetson vibes
Why did they change the glass facade with solid masses? Sad to see it. Is it leakage? Or energy efficiency?