Project
Oman Arab Bank
Oman Arab Bank’s lineage runs back to 1973, when Arab Bank first opened branches in the Sultanate; OAB took over that network outright in 1984 and has since built out a full Islamic offering under Al Yusr. Its Qurum and 18th November Street branches both needed to hold two identities at once — the everyday blue of retail banking, and the gold-and-plum register of OAB Elite, its priority banking service.
OAB — Qurum Branch
At Qurum, glossy cobalt walls carry Oman Arab Bank’s retail identity down a wood-floored corridor, punctuated by a backlit rewards-campaign screen and a row of orange-and-white banking chairs behind glass. A private wing peels away from this into OAB Elite: a gold Arabic wordmark set against a navy lacquered wall, cream sofas piled with plum cushions, and an office finished in textured bronze grasscloth beneath a framed image of Nizwa Fort. The shift from blue gloss to bronze and plum marks the handover from everyday banking to Qurum’s priority-client suite.
OAB — 18th November Street Branch
Gold, marble, and two arrivals for one priority-banking floor.
On 18th November Street, OAB Elite claims the ground floor almost entirely: a double-height glass facade opens onto a backlit onyx reception wall, with cream banquettes and a deep maroon rug set against the Muscat skyline. Gold ring pendants repeat down a mirrored corridor etched with reed and geometric motifs, leading to a purple-walled lounge where three matching sofas face a run of framed glass panels. A second reception, wrapped in glossy plum lacquer with its own onyx counter, gives the branch two distinct points of arrival beneath the same gold-and-marble language.
