Banco Santander
London, Piccadilly — José Miguel Pérez Tallón and Rubén Sesmero Blanco wrap the branch interior in Alvic Luxe Rojo, turning a corporate color into a sensory, high-gloss surface.
Project Details
A corporate color, made architectural. Santander, in London.
Location
London
Piccadilly branch
Typology
Retail Banking
Contract fit-out
Design
Pérez Tallón & Sesmero Blanco
Architecture & interior
Finishes
Luxe Collection
Rojo · high-gloss lacquer
The Concept
A corporate color, reframed — from brand mark to interior architecture.
Santander's iconic red stops being just an institutional signal here and turns into a design statement. In contract, this red is a protagonist — a color capable of giving character and vitality to whatever room it lands in.
In Alvic Luxe finish, its presence intensifies. The high-gloss lacquer reads as a sophisticated, mirror-bright surface — deeply sensory, and, thanks to Luxe's physical-mechanical properties, resistant, versatile, and durable. Beauty and function, without compromise.
The result is a room that isn't loud so much as alive. Red as energy, as dynamism, as confidence — a bold move that turns the everyday branch interior into a vibrant visual experience with an identity of its own.
Inside the Branch
Through the space. Red, everywhere it counts.
Facade at Piccadilly
Santander red on London street
Entrance
Luxe Rojo at the threshold
Hall
Mirror gloss, from floor to ceiling
Interior
Red carries the whole room
