Large manufacturing environments operate as complex spatial systems where orientation is inseparable from efficiency. Over several years the bureau developed a comprehensive signage system for a network of industrial buildings and offices across Switzerland, in collaboration with the Geneva-based architecture practice Brodbeck Roulet. The objective was to establish a coherent wayfinding structure capable of guiding movement through workshops, administrative offices, storage areas, underground infrastructures and parking facilities within an expanding architectural landscape.
Rather than designing individual signs, the project focused on constructing a clear spatial language. Lettering, numbering systems and colour codes were defined to identify buildings, floors and zones with immediate legibility. Each element formed part of a larger cartographic structure, allowing employees and visitors to read the site progressively as they move through it. The system had to operate at multiple scales, from large exterior markers to detailed interior guidance, ensuring that complex environments could remain readable and navigable in everyday use.
As the industrial campus continues to evolve, the signage system remains an active framework. New buildings, changing production layouts and increasing levels of automation constantly transform the way people, materials and information circulate through the site. Developed as a durable structure rather than a fixed graphic project, the system continues to be extended and adapted in collaboration with architects, maintaining clarity and coherence across a landscape of manufacturing that grows and transforms over time.