We're excited to announce our new project in Malta

We can’t say very much about it …

But excited to work in such interesting location with an amazing history …

Peter at Oxford Saïd Business School

Our studio is excited that Peter is gaining valuable insights this week at Saïd Business School, Oxford, having been selected for the Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses programme.

Panamerican Games, Lima, Peru

We just received some pictures of our Wayfinding and Signage design work for the Panamerican Games in Lima, Peru. Our concept is based on an interpretation of the historic Inka Nazca lines.
We worked with Pattern Architects to deliver this scheme in time for the opening of the games. More to follow shortly.

Spaceagency Studio Late

Spaceagency opens its studio doors on 7 June at 6pm for a London Festival of Architecture Studio Late. We will explore this year’s theme of ‘Boundaries’ by hosting a Pecha Kucha discussion and debate from 6:45pm with micro presentations from:

Tyen Masten / Founder of Phase 3 Architecture

Kristian Krogh / Founding Partner of Lighting Design Collective

Chris Bone / Founding Partner of Optimise Engineers

Gorana Vucic-Shepherd / Pilbrow and Partners

Anne Frobeen / User Experience Designer

Anna Rose / Director at Space Syntax

Alan Dempsey / Founder of Nex Architecture

and Josh Mason / Associate Partner at Foster + Partners

Free tickets can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spaceagency-studio-late-tickets-62568714710

First prototype wayfinding totem for Greater Manchester revealed

After more than a year of in-depth collaboration with our colleagues at Weston Williamson and Partners, Spaceagency is delighted that the first prototype pedestrian Wayfinding totem for Greater Manchester Connected Wayfinding has been unveiled!

Commissioned by Transport for Greater Manchester, the pilot scheme for central Manchester focuses on an initial area within the city centre between Victoria and Piccadilly stations.

@WW_Architecture and @OfficialTfGM

Chatswood Chase

Spaceagency is excited to start working with Vicinity, Australia’s second largest operator of Retail centres, on a new project in Chatswood, Sydney.

Galaxy Entertainment

We are excited of working with the Galaxy Entertainment Group on one of their new projects in Macau. The project will include a Hotel, Conference Centre, Multi-purpose hall and other entertainment facilities.

Abu Dhabi Airport - Mid-Field terminal →

Spaceagency has been appointed to develop the wayfinding for the New Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal. We are coming onboard as the main works approach completion, following an extended construction period.

Weston Williamson + Partners and Spaceagency host Network Rail Event

Spaceagency, together with Weston Williamson and Partners, hosted an event the the Building Centre in London last week for a private view seeking user feedback on new Network Rail Wayfinding and Signage Standards.

Approx. 100 attendees were presented with three distinct concept directions and asked to provide feedback with regards to legibility, type sizes, colours, iconography and others to information the further development of the desig

Manchester City Centre Map published

Spaceagency has designed the new Manchester city centre map as part of the Greater Manchester Connected Wayfinding project for Transport for Greater Manchester, in collaboration with Manchester City Council. 250,000 city centre maps have been distributed to visitor information centres, hotels, stations and the convention centre. The vision for the Connected Wayfinding project is to create an outstanding pedestrian urban environment in Manchester that puts pedestrians at the heart of the movement strategy for the city and wider region. The project aligns with the City Centre Transport Strategy 2040, which focuses on creating an integrated, well coordinated transport system which supports walking and cycling alongside easy modal interchange to the public transport system. Spaceagency is currently designing the pilot scheme for a city centre roll out of pedestrian totem signs as part of the integrated pedestrian and transport information system. Design proposals have been scrutinised by key stakeholders, including TfGM’s disability design reference group, to ensure accessible product sizing, information hierarchy, legibility and Equalities Act compliant text sizing. © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 OS 0100022610.

Spaceagency invited to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of the Audrey Irmas Pavilion

We were delighted to be invited to the ground-breaking ceremony for the Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles, attended by the architectural team leaders for the project, Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigumatsu. Spaceagency has been appointed to develop the graphic identity, wayfinding and signage for this new landmark building located adjacent to the renowned Wilshire Boulevard Temple.

Spaceagency releases Guide to Wayfinding

The Spaceagency Guide to Wayfinding has been released in English and Chinese.

It is available through leading retailers, including Amazon: https://amzn.to/2r0ADSF

Wayfinding design is part of the informational layer through which we navigate the world. The role of the wayfinding designer is to uncover the latent structure of a building or urban space and to make it visible and comprehensible. Wayfinding is a little-known field of design that crosses a number of disciplines, including urban design and planning, product design, graphic design, information design and behavioural psychology. Without any higher education programmes dedicated to the field, wayfinding is often poorly understood.

WW+P and Spaceagency have been appointed by Network Rail Buildings and Architecture to revise and update the Wayfinding Design Guidance

WW+P and Spaceagency have been appointed by Network Rail Buildings and Architecture to revise and update the Wayfinding Design Guidance, providing a complete overview of the Network Rail signage and wayfinding strategies for all their managed stations.

Sarah’s designjunction talk is now available on Youtube

Sarah’s designjunction talk DESIGNEVERYUSE on Friday, 21 September 2018, has now been published by ON DESIGN podcast on Youtube.

Spaceagency in the Australian Design Review

Sarah Manning and Peter Feldmann of Spaceagency were interviewed for the October issue of the Australian Design Review about the growing importance of wayfinding and user experience research.

Article online: https://www.australiandesignreview.com/architecture/growing-business-wayfinding/

Audrey Irmas Pavilion Brochure designed by Spaceagency

Spaceagency is providing the graphic identity, wayfinding and signage for the Audrey Irmas Pavilion, the new community gathering place adjoining the renowned Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. As part of the project, Spaceagency was commissioned to create a brochure which has now been launched.

Project website: https://audreyirmaspavilion.org/