Iron Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2023
Oil Street Art Space Wayfinding System
by Kimhung Choi and Thomas Siu
- A' Design Award 2023 Iron Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Kimhung Design
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 9,453
- Verification code 3D80E42186 · Verify this award
About Oil Street Art Space Wayfinding System
Oil Street Art Space is a wayfinding system created for a public art and cultural venue in Hong Kong. The site includes a historic red brick building and a newer two-storey building with outdoor areas for exhibitions and community activities. The form of the signage is derived from the venue logo and combines three surface areas. Black is used to suit the historic setting, with one area in the brand colour. The signs are made of stainless steel with powder coating and painted debossed letters, and are fixed between the bricks to limit damage to the building.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Oi!- Oil Street Art Space, is housed in the former clubhouse of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. It opens to the public as community leisure and cultural space in two phases after revitalisation and restoration, including a red-bricked Grade II historic building with a tile roof and over 3000 sqm outdoor area with a two-storey building incorporating an exhibition and multipurpose venue respectively.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Various dimensions according to the application on site
- Tags
- Wayfinding System, Signage, Environmental Design, Art and Cultural Space
- Production Technology
- Stainless Steel: powder coating and filling debossed letters in paint
- Project Duration
- May 2022, The Hong Kong SAR
- Operation Flow
- In consideration not to obscure the red bricks architectural features and to match with the historic environment as well as the contemporary exhibition and multipurpose venue, we proposed the black colour for the signage and touch up on the top left flipped area in 'Oi!' brand colour as well as the context. The set of approachable and manageable signage with consistent and helpful design to highlight the features and provide guidance to visitors to explore all parts of 'Oi!'.
- Research
- Research on signage installation protection on the historical building conducted while designing the signage. To minimise the damage to the building during installation and provide flexibility on future maintenance and replacement. At last, installing the signages in between the bricks for the historical building action had been taken.
- Inspiration
- The project is designing a wayfinding system for Oi! - Oil Street Art Space, an art oasis in urban city with original historical premises and new extension of contemporary building with outdoor spaces to host exhibition and community activities to the public. The form of the signage is a transformation of 'Oi!' logo and combined with three surface areas to illustrate the diversity and energetic vibe that 'Oi!' is going to bring to the community with the opening of a new phase.