PROJECT OVERVIEW

When Premier Bank set out to establish its own bank building in Rochester, Minn., rather than continue leasing, they wanted a structure that would resemble a historic bank, with an early 20th-century architectural feel to the exterior..

Read more about this project in the Winter 2026 issue of Ascent.

PRECAST SOLUTION

The completed three-story, total–precast concrete structure is replete with picture-frame panels, stone sills, arched windows, intricate cornice detailing, and thin-brick finishes.

Owner

Premier Bank

Architect & Photo Credit

CRW Architecture & Design Group

Contractor

Pristash Construction Services

Structural Engineer

Structural Service & Design

Precast Concrete Producers

Wells

Key Project Attributes

• The bank includes a drive-through structure featuring load-bearing panels engineered with wide openings to accommodate two lanes and provide ATM access.
• The bank features complex mimicked-masonry elements, such as soldier coursing, brick arches, and stacked wall sections, as well as prefabricated cornices, recessed window accents, and a thin-brick façade.

Project/Precast Scope

• The owner’s representative suggested going with total–precast concrete rather than masonry for the new bank building largely because of its wintertime construction schedule and the associated costs.
• Precast concrete offered inherent noise reduction benefits, given the building’s location adjacent to a major highway,
• Total–precast concrete construction allowed exceptionally tall parapet walls to conceal all the mechanical equipment on the roof.