
City Bank
Uthan Design Studio transformed City Bank PLC’s Gulshan office across two dedicated levels—one engineered for officer productivity and the other for premium customer banking. The interior seamlessly blends corporate functionality with cutting-edge biophilic design, highlighted by dynamic artificial daylighting that completely elevates the workplace and client experience.
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Description
The project
Uthan Design Studio spearheaded the comprehensive interior transformation of City Bank PLC’s Gulshan office, delivering a dual-zoned spatial layout tailored specifically to employee productivity and client hospitality. The project spans two dedicated floors with clearly differentiated functionalities: one level is engineered as a vibrant, focused operational floor for officers and bank personnel, while the other is curated as a sophisticated, welcoming banking and lounge floor for customers. By balancing functional spatial programming with elegant materiality and clean architectural lines, the design establishes an open, seamless corporate environment that elevates City Bank’s brand presence in one of Dhaka’s premier commercial hubs.
A defining centerpiece of the interior architecture is the integration of advanced Sunrooof wellness lighting technology. Using specialized optics, high-grade lenses, and intelligent algorithmic control, the ceiling fixtures recreate the experience of an authentic sunlit atrium indoors . The system dynamically reproduces natural circadian lighting cycles and real-time atmospheric shifts—modulating color temperature, illuminance, and beam depth from crisp morning sunlight to warm evening hues. On the officers' floor, this biophilic daylighting actively combats fatigue and sharpens focus, while on the customer floor, it fosters an inviting, serene courtyard ambience that completely reimagines traditional institutional banking interiors
Uniqueness
What makes it particular
The defining distinction of this project lies in its integration of advanced Sunrooof wellness lighting technology, transforming a conventional corporate floorplate into a living, biophilic environment. Rather than relying on standard, static commercial LEDs, the space features specialized optical lenses that authentically recreate the depth, radiance, and directional feel of real sunlight. The system dynamically tracks natural circadian rhythms and weather patterns, shifting effortlessly from energizing morning rays to warm late-afternoon tones. By pairing tailored spatial zoning—focused focus zones for officers and a warm, courtyard-like atmosphere for customers—the design turns corporate banking into a restorative, health-conscious space.
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