spatial experience: kcai wayfinding

7/29/2019 Spatial Experience: KCAI Wayfinding

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Im Erika. Im jessie.


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(ERIKA) Kansas City is an eclectic city, and KCAI is no exception to this.


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(e)The history of the school lies in the buildings, The material literally carries the weight of its history.


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(jessie) students and faculty keep the school alive. They have been contributing to the material history. each scufeach grati drawing, and even each scarf knitted for thomas hart benton, contributes to another layer of history tocam us.


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(JESSIE) There are unexpected moments all through out campus, such as this sculptural element on top of the gatea university, I know firsthand how surprising and refreshing it was to see such an eccentric looking campus, one thtake itself too seriousl


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elevate

clarify

personalize

(erika) We asked ourselves, How can we elevate, clarify, and personalize the current wayfinding?


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(erika) Our concept is heavily influenced by KCAIs informal voice and personality. We are focusing on embracing tmoments that people encounter around the campus. We embrace the lighthearted humor and celebrate all things oordinar .


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(jessie) We embrace the fact thatwe are not a normal school. We aren't overly formal. We aren't stufy or uptight. Wshallow. We are brimming with creativity. Were unconventional, but right now, as seen by this door for game desigsome new wa findin .

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Our design focuses on the balance between the informal, warm environment and the historical significance that KCupon.


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(jessie) (click)We maintain respect to the schools identity with the typography (click)while reflecting KCAI's eclecticprogressive personality by juxtaposing materials such as metal with the environment and using an updated color pbe ainted acr lic. This conve s the school's uni ue creative ener and reserves its re utation as a roud histor


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(erika) By embracing the materials and what they represent, we created a curved arrow shape that encompasses thprogress and also acts as a wayfinding element in itself. This flexible element is a metaphor for the students here;focused. Meanin ful, assionate, and fun. We la ed with this arrow sha e throu hout the wa findin .


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(erika) These banners demarcate the perimeter of the school. their bright colors are instantly noticeable.


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(erika) Our site identifiers use the arrow shape as a way to hug street corners, such as 44th and Warwick or 45th a


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(erika) These extra site identifying elements act as benches as well.


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Parking signs are included to clearly mark parking areas, since they dont currently exist.


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Crosswalks implement the arrow graphic to convey that sense of movement


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The campus directory is made of a shape based on the arrow graphic. It would be ideally placed in front of vandertime visitors often come this way.


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The directionals use an extruded arrow shape to point the visitor in the right direction and to display information cheight of the directionals make them easily visible from afar.


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Street signs are also made of the same arrow shape, while keeping their functionality as legible and directional sigalso colored acrylic to help them stand out.


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Accessible entrances are marked by these directionals.


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Building identifiers are constructed with transparent acrylic. The arrow graphics act as a decorative element as weltypographic anchor.


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wall mounts would be strategically placed at corners to inform visitors of important locations within the buliding. twould be easily noticable and allow the visitor to quickly find the direction they need ot go. The shape again, alludsha e.


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The overhead directionals inside the buildings are rounded rectangles, which allude to the negative space created arrows form corners. They indicate locations on specific floor levels.


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The rest rooms are probably the most important place in any building. Graphics would be silk screened onto the dlabels are painted on transparent acrylic.


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In each room identifier, the shape of the arrow is arranged at the corners to allude to the frame, to composition. Twould be silk screened onto the wall.


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Our wayfinding attempts to elevate, clarify, and personalize the current wayfinding. and with that.


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well end with this note, that you can find on our door. Thank you

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