The Mutual Bank’s new head office building has been designed to provide a state of the art commercial office building to support the Mutual’s anticipated growth and to reinforce its branding/position as a strongly customer-focused entity in the Hunter Region. The design for the Mutual’s new head office encourages natural light, views and social interaction.

The floor layouts promote collaboration and cohesion between all levels of staff. The design breaks up staff teams into small open-planned groups with many options for formal and informal meeting spaces with varying degrees of privacy, collaboration and audiovisual support. Staff amenity is central to the design, with features such as an open staff kitchen and lunch area opening to covered external terraces, a Family Room for staff needing short term working arrangements with children on-site, flexible Training and Meeting areas, and ample on-site parking.

The Y-column is the most dramatic component of the design and defines the image of the building. The high open space created at the most prominent corner of the building clearly signifies the entry while creating a unique and memorable image.