Wayfinding at Here East
Designing for an industrial revolution
- SEGD Wayfinding Merit Award
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Client
Delancey -
Location
Stratford, East London
Expertise
London’s home for making — Here East is
a new campus in East London for businesses
pushing technology and entrepreneurs creating
smart and connected products. We created
a wayfinding system to navigate its 1.2 million
sq ft that is inspiring and intuitive to this
specialist audience.
Rooted in making
Vibrant and memorable, the wayfinding system borrows from the language of electronic circuitry familiar and distinct to Here East’s maker community.
Symbol language
Directional arrows show the flow of energy. Reception desks are gateways to the next area, or transistors. Motors signify lifts. As in a circuit, the symbols are joined by lines to form a giant floor graphic connecting the whole campus.
Beacons of disruption
The external wayfinding includes a five-metre sky sign (created by Hawkins\Brown using our brand typeface) and folded totems around the perimeter of the site — their odd and angular articulation reflecting the disruptive nature of Here East.
