The National Gallery Singapore’s architecture is comprised of 2 heritage buildings. A newly built basement and an atrium space connects these 2 buildings, creating a unique blend of old and new. However, this also provides an interesting challenge in way-finding and the 2 heritage buildings were previously a city hall and a supreme court, not an art museum.

Spatial or architectural challenges due to the original designs of the heritage buildings not being designed for a museum experience. For example, there were a lot of similar looking corridors, hallways and rooms with multiple doors.

Changing exhibitions leading to changes in the desired visitor flows and routes throughout the building.

We developed a comprehensive wayfinding system with 4 main kit of parts:

Large level numbers as visual landmarks

A set of directional signage

Changeable exhibition posters for directions to specific exhibitions.

Digital Lift lobby directories

Placed, strategically at level entrances, such as near escalators, these numbers serves as both visual landmarks and informational signage, letting users know which level they are at.

These directories feature imagery to help visitor identify which exhibition is on which level. They are connected to the Gallery's CMS, allowing for easy updates whenever a new exhibition is showing.

These are "Narrow" posters that visually guide users to the correct entrances of each exhibition.