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Wayfinding: Interior Examples

The two examples on this page are from the interior of Ralston Hall, an old mansion that is the crown jewel and administration building of Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA. They illustrate the importance of strategic placement of a wayfinding sign. Our mantra is "Location, location, location": It doesn't matter how beautiful or well constructed a sign is if it is not placed just right where people need to see it.

John Boykin, Creative Director
Applegate Communications
650-802-9998; info@wayfind.com

STATUS QUO
Ralston Hall hosts several weddings every weekend. The bride's room is way in the back of a labyrinth, behind a staircase. On the most stressful day of her life, a bride does not need the additional stress of having to hunt for her dressing room. This is the view as one approaches the destination. OUR RECOMMENDATION
A simple "Bride's Room" sign makes all the difference. A sign flush on the wall in the same location would do no good. But by sticking out from the wall, this one is perpendicular to her sightline as she approaches. Strategically placed to be visible from far down the hallway, the sign lets her know the location from 100 feet away.

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STATUS QUO
Like hallways in thousands of buildings, this one gives you no advance clue what offices are down there. You must walk to each office to read the sign mounted flush on the wall at each door to find out. You may check each one only to find out that your destination is not in this wing at all. This an inconvenient waste of time for everyone, but is even worse for people with mobility disabilities.

OUR RECOMMENDATION
Our solution was to place an overhead sign at the entrance to each wing, giving both room numbers and office names. Offices on your left are listed on the left, so you know in advance where your destination is. Our design included a new room numbering system to eliminate the many confusing numbering anomalies that had evolved over time.

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Wayfinding: Interior Examples The two examples on this page are from the interior of Ralston Hall, an old mansion that is the crown jewel and administration building of Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA. They illustrate the importance of strategic placement of a wayfinding sign. Our mantra is "Location, location, location": It doesn't matter how beautiful or well constructed a sign is if it is not placed just right where people need to see it. John Boykin, Creative Director Applegate Communications 650-802-9998; info@wayfind.com
	STATUS QUO Ralston Hall hosts several weddings every weekend. The bride's room is way in the back of a labyrinth, behind a staircase. On the most stressful day of her life, a bride does not need the additional stress of having to hunt for her dressing room. This is the view as one approaches the destination.		OUR RECOMMENDATION A simple "Bride's Room" sign makes all the difference. A sign flush on the wall in the same location would do no good. But by sticking out from the wall, this one is perpendicular to her sightline as she approaches. Strategically placed to be visible from far down the hallway, the sign lets her know the location from 100 feet away.

Home \| Wayfinding page
STATUS QUO Like hallways in thousands of buildings, this one gives you no advance clue what offices are down there. You must walk to each office to read the sign mounted flush on the wall at each door to find out. You may check each one only to find out that your destination is not in this wing at all. This an inconvenient waste of time for everyone, but is even worse for people with mobility disabilities.		OUR RECOMMENDATION Our solution was to place an overhead sign at the entrance to each wing, giving both room numbers and office names. Offices on your left are listed on the left, so you know in advance where your destination is. Our design included a new room numbering system to eliminate the many confusing numbering anomalies that had evolved over time.


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