First National Bank Monroe

The design for First National Bank in Monroe, LA follows a lineage of high-quality financial institution projects AQ Studios has completed in the last 10 years. Conceptually, AQ Studios sited the building and site elements to maximize the use of a tall single-story building mass based on classical proportions and modern detailing to provide an enhanced street presence and maximize the drive-thru and parking area available from the existing site. Extensive exterior LED lighting at glass building columns, site entrance portal, and a 4” thick solid glass monument sign also add to the street presence of the facility.

The retail banking area includes custom-designed teller pods, an open lobby desk, banking offices, and a conference room to provide a mix of customer transaction options for FNB.

Unique to this facility and never done before by Diebold, the provider of the banking equipment, is a remote transaction system integrated with the teller/retail banking transaction system at the interior teller pods and coordinated by AQ Studios to eliminate the typical drive-thru window and reduce required staff and use of space.