We have all experienced the frustration of being lost in a hospital or any other large institution. A well planned sign system can help alleviate stress and humanize a building. The content and strategic location of the signs as well as consistency in typeface, materials, and color, will help guide the visitor and unify a multi-building complex. To avoid cluttering the complex, we always try to use existing architectural elements such as fascias, lighting, and handrails to be the carrier of messages.

PROJECTS / CLIENTS INCLUDE:

Joslin Diabetes Foundation and Joslin Clinic, Boston, Massachusetts
Comprehensive graphic and signage program. Interior color scheme and exhibits.

Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
Studies for circulation routes, master plan, programming and design of a signage system to guide patients, staff and visitors through a nine building medical and teaching complex.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts
Signage and graphic program to guide visitors and patients, including the visually impaired.
1974 Complete graphics and sign program for phase 1 of the new construction
1984 -87 New circulation routes and sign system with phased implementation
1992 Special project to guide and inform visually impaired visitors

New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Complete graphics and sign program for ten buildings (construction ranging from 1920 to 1976), including master planning, circulation routes and programming. The directory system illustrated the different levels of connections between the buildings with a diagram.

New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Master plan of signage content for 16 buildings and parking garage.

Passaic Beth Israel Hospital, Passaic, New Jersey
Interior and exterior information system.

The University of Wisconsin Clinical Science Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Circulation routes, master plan, programming and design of information and graphic systems for one and one half million square feet of clinical and teaching facilities.