Navigation system for the new technology center of UMPRUM

about:

We developed four proposals for the navigation of the new Umprum technology center. In 2017, as students and as a part of school assignment. In 2018, school administrators requested us to develop a new system, and in 2021, we updated this proposal to the final form. The navigation system was divided into two parts / two possible identities / for the technology building and the original school building (future possible application). In the fundamental concept, we used two primary colors as a background to put information on — the “signal red” was taken from the architects’ design (red staircase) and was supposed to be used for safety signage. The black background would serve as an orientation/navigation system. The safety signage was supposed to hit an ideal balance between using prefabs (escape signage, warning tapes, etc.) and tailor-made solutions (safety points, a new package of pictograms). Also, we connected the whole navigation system with the safety signage system at the workshops. For example, we designed the tagging system for tools (which was also suitable/synced with the tool’s online database). We have divided the orientation system into standard signs and main nodal points — multifunctional objects with the possibility of projection and variable positioning.

client:

UMPRUM (Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague)

team:
status:

Unrealized (reason: We could not agree on a schedule for executing the order with the client)

year:

(Time is a construct)

3D:

Jan Vybíral (Ivan Kroupa architekti)

type:

#navigation-systems #system-design