Scope of Work: Complete renovation of an existing space to become a new bank branch for the First Nations Bank of Canada including offices, public spaces, staff kitchen, washrooms as well as storage and utility spaces. Tenant Improvements comprised of unique design characteristics that were incorporated including specific renovations to house a 18,000 kg vault.
Architect: Kindrachuk Agrey Architecture
Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Completion Year: 2014
Founded in 1996, the First Nations Bank is a Canadian chartered bank primarily focused on providing financial services to the Aboriginal marketplace in Canada. The bank is 80% owned by aboriginal shareholders from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Quebec. It offers banking services to aboriginal and non-aboriginal people, corporations and governments. Yellowknife is the eighth full service branch that has been opened by First Nations Bank.
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What our clients have to say about us …
Trevor’s hands-on attitude gave us the confidence that projects would be completed as scheduled and Trevor kept the lines of communication open at all times. The project completion process was managed in a very satisfactory manner.
Greig Cooper, VP Operations
First Nations Bank of Canada
Trevor’s hands-on attitude and energy has been a great benefit to the project as he has been our “boots on the ground” for any challenges that have arisen. He has been instrumental in handling unforeseen circumstances with the renovation, the building owner and the local regulatory body. Even though there is 2,000 km between our office and the project location, we know exactly what is happening on site as a result of Trevor’s communicative efforts.
Bertrand Bartake, Intern Architect
Kindrachuk Agrey Architecture