In this sense, it invested into the renovation and expansion of the new headquarters in the inner city of Graz in 2021. The premises in the well-known corner building at the Eisernes Tor became the first flagship branch of the bank that is steeped in tradition. The state-of-the-art bank branch with valuable interior design covers an area of 800 m2. Far from being an austere financial institution, it feels like an avantgarde hotel lobby where you can conduct your banking business.

The project focus was on customers’ wellbeing as well as intelligent building technology and “state-of-the-art” technologies that allow Steiermaerkische Sparkasse to make a significant contribution to the sustainable urban development in Graz. There was no visual change to the listed street façade at Joanneumring / in Herrengasse, in the inner courtyard, however, the old building was brought into the 21st century by means of futuristic expanded metal cladding. ProMetall supplied a new, innovative product called “Zurich“ which is characterised by a particularly big mesh of 400mm, one of the biggest produced to date. The 3mm-strong aluminium cladding wraps itself around the old, not that attractive, existing building and provides visual protection as well as a completely new look. Great architecture, spanning generations!