BancFirst Tower
YEAR: 2022
SIZE: 190,000 sq.ft.
LOCATION: Oklahoma City
Inspired by and committed to its locale, the project exemplifies the BancFirst motto: “Loyal to Oklahoma & You.”
Design Brief
Building upon a 35-year working relationship with BancFirst, Bockus Payne spearheaded the renovation of its new banking headquarters in a downtown Oklahoma City icon: the former Liberty Tower, a 36-story skyscraper originally completed in 1971. Bockus Payne helped BancFirst turn a former fortress on its head, creating a transparent, inviting, engaging space for BancFirst employees, building tenants, and the people of downtown Oklahoma City.
The renovation process involved a peeling-back of superfluous design details and enhancing transparency, changes that allowed the lobby to feel open and engaged with the street level and the urban fabric. The refreshed interiors draw inspiration from all things Oklahoma: waving wheat and bright wide-open skies, reminiscent of the Oklahoma prairies.
Bockus Payne replaced the bronze color, single-pane, annealed glass that covered the entire tower with a stand-out, energy-efficient, insulated blue glazing that nods to the bank’s brand color. The outdoor plaza, formerly a sparse concrete vista, is now an inviting space with ample seating and green space for use by employees and pedestrians. Bockus Payne transformed existing tree wells into artistic structural glass “lanterns” that bring natural daylight into the underground level below and glow at night with changing LED light fixtures.
