Planning a New Signage and Wayfinding Program for Downsview Park. Share your thoughts and comments. About Downsview Park
Downsview Park, located in the heart of the North York area within the City of Toronto, is comprised of a 291-acre (118-hectare) dynamic urban park and tenanted buildings that reflect the diverse nature of the surrounding Downsview community. It is a combination of expansive green space improved by a 3-kilometre circuit path, a lake, an orchard, forested trails, grasslands, picnic and rest areas, and public art.
The active areas of the Park include a range of commercial, recreation and institutional uses from soccer pitches and other indoor sport facilities, a hockey arena, educational institutions, film studios, flea market and various office spaces.
As part of an exciting new initiative, an experienced Signage Design Consultant has been retained to develop a bilingual signage and wayfinding program for Downsview Park.
2 A New Signage and Wayfinding Program for Downsview Park
The onsidered following pages Approach provide an overview of the Signage Consultant’s strategic approach to address the program objectives with recommendations to:
• Divide the expansive site into four (4) smaller, easy-to-navigate Regions;
• Assign relevant and easy-to-remember names to each of the Regions; and
• Present a family of sign types to provide clear and easy navigation to and within the Regions.
We value your input and appreciate your time in completing the short questionnaire at the end of this presentation. A New Signage and Wayfinding Program for Downsview
Proposed Strategy The expansive site is divided into four (4) Regions, each with their own distinct name.
THE AEROSPACE SPORTS DEPOT HUB ZONE
PARK
4 A New Signage and Wayfinding Program for Downsview
Proposed Strategy Assign relevant and easy-to-remember names to each of the Regions.
PARK THE DEPOT SPORTS ZONE AEROSPACE HUB This Region’s name This Region’s name pays This Region is named for its This Region is named for celebrates the dedicated homage to the central supply indoor and outdoor sport its companies and learning green space within depot building previously activities, professional centre tenants who are Downsview Park and used for the Department of sports training facilities committed to the continued features meandering trails, National Defense. It is now and sports education. advancement of aerospace recreational areas and home to an eclectic mix of education and research. educational initiatives. businesses including a flea market and film studios.
5 A New Signage and Wayfinding Program for Downsview
Proposed Strategy Present a family of sign types to provide clear and easy navigation to and within the four (4) Regions.
The typologies presented here are for reference only and are used to demonstrate the family of sign types.
Destination destination Destination destination Destination destination Destination Sports one destination Zone des sports
enant S enant S enant S enant S enant S enant S enant S enant S
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ateway Signs Single egion Directionals nit Directionals Announces arrival to Downsview Park at Provides specific directions to tenants Directs to individual tenants in larger three main entrances and serves to create and destinations within a Region. buildings and warehouse structures that a ‘Sense of Welcome’. are served by individual entrances with
i significant distance between units.
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T D L’entrepôt
A H Carrefour aérospatial oop S Z Do e S Zone des sports ap rientation iosks Provides an overview of the entire Site, egional Directionals identifies destinations, attractions, services, Directs visitors along internal roadways to routes and accessibility information. each of the four (4) Regions. Unit Identifications Highlights each tenant name and unit number in a manner that can be read from a distance.
enant S enant S enant S enant S enant S
Sports one enant S enant S enant S Zone des sports
Soccer ields raining round Pedestrian Directionals Scotiabank Pond Located along pathways and walking trails, provides directions and distances egulatory Signs egion andmarks for route planning to multiple destinations utlines important safety information and Announces name and arrival to a Region, and attractions, as well as public transit. identifies required rules and regulations. along with a list of its tenants and destinations. 6 A New Signage and Wayfinding Program for Downsview
Proposed Strategy A Signage and Wayfinding Program to help you navigate through Downsview Park’s four (4) Regions.
The typologies presented here are for reference only and are used to demonstrate the family of sign types.
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SP S N N D S SP S
Downsview Destination destination Co unit Destination A SPA destination oop enant S Destination Do e S enant S destination Destination A A SPA A enant S Sports one destination P enant S Parc Zone des sports enant S enant S
Sports one enant S enant S T D enant S enant S L’entrepôt enant S enant S enant S Zone des sports A H enant S enant S Soccer ields Carrefour aérospatial enant S raining round S Z Scotiabank Pond Soccer ields i raining round Zone des sports Scotiabank Pond
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7 We’d love to hear your feedback! Please complete the survey here.
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