High street bank finds unique use for moveable wall

High street bank finds unique use for moveable wall

A new branch of Santander on Tottenham Court Road has found a clever way to utilise fully automatic, DORMA Varitrans glass moveable wall system from Style to create a safe and secure out-of-hours ATM lobby.

This unique design significantly improves the functionality of the high-street bank, increasing floor space during the day and welcoming customers inside to access the ATM, whilst at night they can enjoy the use of an attractive glass lobby to complete their banking transactions in safety.

Style, the sole UK supplier of DORMA moveable wall systems, worked closely with the Santander design team to deliver a solution that offered the desired level of functionality and security.

Incorporating the DORMA ComfortDrive system, the Santander moveable partition slides effortlessly into place at the press of a button for night-time set up. During branch opening hours, the glass panels neatly retract through a slim opening in the back wall to stack in a small recessed area out of sight. The floor-mounted guide rail is extremely shallow and compact, ensuring no trip hazard when the glass wall is retracted.

Ruben Sesmero, architect with the in-house Santander design team, said:"Style’s moveable wall installation is proving a great success and perfectly complements the new-look Santander branch".

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