Visually and conceptually based on the
“art in architecture” project, an individual signage system was developed for the elementary school and the nursery school. The doorplates consist of three acrylic glass plates that are held together by a metal retainer. In the middle plate, small, colored acrylic glass discs can be placed into a modular grid to form various motives (like symbols, pictograms, letters etc.). This creates a flexible and individually modifiable system with a playful and light look. It invites the kids to participate in the creation of new motives for the doorplates – and consequently fosters their identification with the school.
The project, designed in cooperation with
Verena Petrasch, won a Silver Trophy at the
Joseph Binder Award 2010, is a winner of the
TDC 57 Award 2011 (Type Directors Club, New York, USA) and has been nominated for the
German Designprize 2012. The architecture of the school was created by
HEIN-TROY architects & Thurnher ZT.
