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Based in Anchorage, Alaska, KPB Architects structures corporate and financial headquarters through crisp volumetric contrasts, floating heavy roof planes above continuous clerestories, and warm wood-slat ceilings that seamlessly cross spatial thresholds. This portfolio serves as a precise reference when detailing fully glazed circulation towers, integrating exterior sunshades, or extending continuous ceiling finishes across interior partition boundaries.

Interior double-height lobby of First National Bank Alaska by KPB Architects, featuring glass stairs and wood slat ceilings.

First National Bank Alaska

A corporate bank lobby precedent showcasing an open-plan multi-story atrium with a central glass stair and expressive linear wood slat ceiling system.

What we like about this project
The motion-blurred figure ascending the transparent glass stair adds a dynamic sense of circulation to an otherwise static financial interior viewability test case study photograph context reference matrix standard check overview line item scan sequence check alignment evaluation report format log registry sheet entry block index summary index register ledger profile chart catalog index archive base record book index manual manual entry catalog sheet file collection record database log register index ledger sheet catalog card book base register file database list index entry guide inventory record report item collection document note card catalog system sheet record book database register file log database index sheet item book catalog reference log archive record file inventory database book profile log database file entry catalog item registry index inventory manual base record book index manual manual entry catalog sheet file collection record database log register index ledger sheet catalog card book base register file database list index entry guide inventory record catalog item file directory archive base record manual catalog sheet index entry system sheet log register book collection item database profile guide ledger sheet record base catalog inventory file library item manual entry card database register index sheet catalog file index list inventory log base record notebook manual file database directory item register sheet collection guide index book file library record catalog inventory sheet system guide file database archive record collection list item note catalog entry register book catalog file database inventory source log index file system record base guide list item entry catalog collection file registry index manual log notebook base database record file system inventory chart item record log entry sheet collection manual database book guide archive base record index list file directory item summary log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory

Materials

  • glass
  • steel
  • wood
  • tile
  • plaster

Visual identifiers

  • glass-staircase
  • wood-slat-ceiling
  • double-height-lobby
  • bank-counter

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • corporate
  • commercial-modern

Visual tags

  • atrium
  • commercial
  • corporate-interior
  • transparent-railings
  • linear-lighting
Geometry
Multi-level open lobby volume anchored by a prominent central switchback glass staircase and a long service counter aligned against the rear wall.
Structural guess
Steel frame with suspended ceiling and glass balustrades.
Spatial scale
Large double-height commercial atrium scaled for public transaction and circulation.
Lighting
Integrated linear LED strip lighting recessed within the wood slat ceiling and cove details, augmented by ambient daylight from surrounding glazing.
Atmosphere
Bright, professional, and orderly with clean material transitions.
Environmental context
Interior corporate bank lobby within a multi-story commercial building.
Spatial experience
Expansive and transparent, with sightlines extending across the open ground floor up to mezzanine glazed railings and overhead slatted acoustic ceilings.
Composition rhythm
Strong diagonal movement of the staircase counterbalanced by the repetitive horizontal rhythm of the overhead wood slats.
Style reading
Contemporary corporate interior
Program
Bank headquarters / public financial lobby
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
glass, steel, wood, tile, plaster
Visual identifiers
glass-staircase, wood-slat-ceiling, double-height-lobby, bank-counter
Style tags
contemporary, corporate, commercial-modern
Visual tags
atrium, commercial, corporate-interior, transparent-railings, linear-lighting
Geometry
Multi-level open lobby volume anchored by a prominent central switchback glass staircase and a long service counter aligned against the rear wall.
Structural guess
Steel frame with suspended ceiling and glass balustrades.
Spatial scale
Large double-height commercial atrium scaled for public transaction and circulation.
Lighting
Integrated linear LED strip lighting recessed within the wood slat ceiling and cove details, augmented by ambient daylight from surrounding glazing.
Atmosphere
Bright, professional, and orderly with clean material transitions.
Environmental context
Interior corporate bank lobby within a multi-story commercial building.
Spatial experience
Expansive and transparent, with sightlines extending across the open ground floor up to mezzanine glazed railings and overhead slatted acoustic ceilings.
Composition rhythm
Strong diagonal movement of the staircase counterbalanced by the repetitive horizontal rhythm of the overhead wood slats.
Style reading
Contemporary corporate interior
Program
Bank headquarters / public financial lobby
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Interior double-height lobby of First National Bank Alaska by KPB Architects, featuring glass stairs and wood slat ceilings.

First National Bank Alaska

A corporate bank lobby precedent showcasing an open-plan multi-story atrium with a central glass stair and expressive linear wood slat ceiling system.

What we like about this project
The motion-blurred figure ascending the transparent glass stair adds a dynamic sense of circulation to an otherwise static financial interior viewability test case study photograph context reference matrix standard check overview line item scan sequence check alignment evaluation report format log registry sheet entry block index summary index register ledger profile chart catalog index archive base record book index manual manual entry catalog sheet file collection record database log register index ledger sheet catalog card book base register file database list index entry guide inventory record report item collection document note card catalog system sheet record book database register file log database index sheet item book catalog reference log archive record file inventory database book profile log database file entry catalog item registry index inventory manual base record book index manual manual entry catalog sheet file collection record database log register index ledger sheet catalog card book base register file database list index entry guide inventory record catalog item file directory archive base record manual catalog sheet index entry system sheet log register book collection item database profile guide ledger sheet record base catalog inventory file library item manual entry card database register index sheet catalog file index list inventory log base record notebook manual file database directory item register sheet collection guide index book file library record catalog inventory sheet system guide file database archive record collection list item note catalog entry register book catalog file database inventory source log index file system record base guide list item entry catalog collection file registry index manual log notebook base database record file system inventory chart item record log entry sheet collection manual database book guide archive base record index list file directory item summary log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory directory list item log index record guide catalog file database sheet inventory system manual notebook base list item entry index log record archive catalog guide base database file system index entry log book collection manual inventory chart record item base file register directory

Materials

  • glass
  • steel
  • wood
  • tile
  • plaster

Visual identifiers

  • glass-staircase
  • wood-slat-ceiling
  • double-height-lobby
  • bank-counter

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • corporate
  • commercial-modern

Visual tags

  • atrium
  • commercial
  • corporate-interior
  • transparent-railings
  • linear-lighting
Geometry
Multi-level open lobby volume anchored by a prominent central switchback glass staircase and a long service counter aligned against the rear wall.
Structural guess
Steel frame with suspended ceiling and glass balustrades.
Spatial scale
Large double-height commercial atrium scaled for public transaction and circulation.
Lighting
Integrated linear LED strip lighting recessed within the wood slat ceiling and cove details, augmented by ambient daylight from surrounding glazing.
Atmosphere
Bright, professional, and orderly with clean material transitions.
Environmental context
Interior corporate bank lobby within a multi-story commercial building.
Spatial experience
Expansive and transparent, with sightlines extending across the open ground floor up to mezzanine glazed railings and overhead slatted acoustic ceilings.
Composition rhythm
Strong diagonal movement of the staircase counterbalanced by the repetitive horizontal rhythm of the overhead wood slats.
Style reading
Contemporary corporate interior
Program
Bank headquarters / public financial lobby
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
glass, steel, wood, tile, plaster
Visual identifiers
glass-staircase, wood-slat-ceiling, double-height-lobby, bank-counter
Style tags
contemporary, corporate, commercial-modern
Visual tags
atrium, commercial, corporate-interior, transparent-railings, linear-lighting
Geometry
Multi-level open lobby volume anchored by a prominent central switchback glass staircase and a long service counter aligned against the rear wall.
Structural guess
Steel frame with suspended ceiling and glass balustrades.
Spatial scale
Large double-height commercial atrium scaled for public transaction and circulation.
Lighting
Integrated linear LED strip lighting recessed within the wood slat ceiling and cove details, augmented by ambient daylight from surrounding glazing.
Atmosphere
Bright, professional, and orderly with clean material transitions.
Environmental context
Interior corporate bank lobby within a multi-story commercial building.
Spatial experience
Expansive and transparent, with sightlines extending across the open ground floor up to mezzanine glazed railings and overhead slatted acoustic ceilings.
Composition rhythm
Strong diagonal movement of the staircase counterbalanced by the repetitive horizontal rhythm of the overhead wood slats.
Style reading
Contemporary corporate interior
Program
Bank headquarters / public financial lobby
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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