Almaty Financial District - TuranAlem Bank Operations Center

SOM was asked to provide a master plan for the Operations Center of the TuranAlem Bank in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Buildings line two sides of the triangular site and enclose a central garden that, in turn, ties the project to the overall landscape systems of the Almaty Financial District Master Plan The glass skin of the simple prismatic buildings incorporates a frit pattern inspired by the mountain backdrop to control daylight and energy consumption.