Sugar River Savings Bank in New London had a three-part problem. The small branch office was looking tired and dated and was starting to feel out-of-place in its prominent main street location. A competitor had a new building on the next corner. They needed a facelift to change the image of the bank without major cost or disruption. They also needed to create wheelchair access at the front entry in a way compatible with the first goal. Thirdly, they needed an expanded drive-up facility that would not visually dominate their quaint, small town image. The physical design problems were more easily solved, but the sensitivity of the image issues required several generations of computer graphic mock-ups to convince the bank and then the town that the “new” bank would be an asset to Main Street.

Location: New London, NH

Client: Sugar River S.B.

Project description: Beatify the exterior by adding an accessible front entry and porch.   provide a drive thru

Completion Date:  Summer 2004