The Experiential Design Index

South Park Wayfinding — South Park (Los Angeles neighborhood)

South Park Wayfinding, a neighborhood wayfinding system in the South Park district of Los Angeles, opened in 2019 with design by RIOS for the South Park Business Improvement District; it was a finalist in the Communication Arts 2020 Design Competition, Environmental Graphics category (entered under the firm's former name, RCH Studios).

VenueSouth Park (Los Angeles neighborhood)
Project typeInstallation
StatusCompleted
Year completed2019
Technologiesutility box wraps, pedestrian wayfinding

Credits

FirmRoleNote
rios Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding

Description

The system reuses the surface area of existing utility boxes across the neighborhood: one face gives pedestrian-scaled directions to nearby destinations, another maps South Park's businesses and landmarks, and a third situates the neighborhood within a 5- and 15-minute walk of Downtown Los Angeles landmarks.

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