Guaranty Trust Bank buildings

Good morning readers, I am Millie and my attraction are designs, buildings, sculptures or any work of expressive art.

            The last time I wrote about the Union Bank Building at Enugu. Despite the introduction of stamp duty, I am always in love with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) buildings. Anytime I walk pass any GTB building it catches my whole body. You know why? It is because each building has its own unique design and construction statement, be it a rented or owned space.

 GTB building, Lawanson Busstop, Surulere:

The approach view of the building has strips of aluminum profiles which is supported with iron bars. These iron bars gives it the impression of it lifting the aluminum to slant to one side of the building.

            Other building element like the window are also design and constructed to slant to on same side of the building, giving it a uniform fall. The building aesthetics includes the use of brown colour Perspex framed with aluminum profile and supported with iron bars which is also slanted. And it used a shading device.

GTB building along Apple Junction, Amuwo odofin:

The black colour wall paint was introduce to the building colours and used to highlight on the approach view. One side of the approach view; the windows and curtain walls are designed and constructed to slant at an angle, while on the other sides of the approach view the windows are at right angle.

            Still on the approach view, one on end the use of iron bars to create an artistic expression of interlocking web shape, while on the other end the wall is free from such design patterns.

On the approach view it has false windows and curtain walls. The roof of the building is simple and falls to the rear view. Some section of the building has its walls slanted and cantilevered with a flat roof.

GTB Building, Masha roundabout:

Here, the A label shows the building has an angular slant projected shading devices, which is made of precast concrete. This shades the opening on the upper floor from rain and glare to maximum level thereby reducing unnecessary heat gains into the building.

            The C label, the curtain wall a beautiful parallel iron bars that serves as a security protector. The label B is a small square hole in the angular projecting shading device. I am wondering if it is for aesthetics or maybe to remove trap hot air with the space.

            The D label is an overhang danpalon and it is supported by iron pole attached to the wall. This serves as a shade at the entrance porche for bank customers. The entrance porche is emphasis with the orange wall paint colour. The second C label is a false veranda which as tiny strips of aluminum profiles as railings.

            Hmm, just when I was beginning to conclude that the only similarity in all GTB buildings was the use of orange and grey wall paint colours combination, since all their buildings have a different design and construction approach. I was proved wrong with the:

Newly constructed GTB building Anthony Village bus stop, Lagos:

The coloured used was dominant white colour and less of grey colour, and no use of the popular orange brand colour. The building looks like a moving ship, because of it continuous use of horizontal lines and projections. The building has slant projection at the edges. Small windows were used and cantilever as shading device.

Slant concrete pillars were used at the entrance porche to support the cantilever or overhang. This gives the entrance more of an hotel look rather than a bank.

My conclusion is GTB buildings irrespective of the space or location, it surly do make a statement. Happy banking.