Navigation Maps & Sign Boards RWA: Indira Nagar 2nd Stage League Neighbourhood: Indira Nagar 2nd Stage Ward no: 80,Hoysala Nagar | Zone: East Designer: Sensing Local (Sensinglocal@gmail.com)
Neighbourhood Improvement Partnership (NIP) Competition
In Partnership With UWBe Funded by UTC
Need of the Project • Confusion in layout names and road names - Indiranagar 1st Stage & 2nd Stage is often confused with HAL 1st Stage & 2nd stage and Binnamangala 1st and 2nd Stage.
• Street signages missing in locations • Need for clear directions to important city landmarks - Chinmaya Mission Hospital, ESI Hospital, Sree Cauvery School, NPS, New Horizon, Ambedkar College, Spastics Society of Karnataka, East Cultural Association, Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha
• Signage to be helpful in aiding conversion of trips to public transport - The East-West Purple Metro line corridor now operational between Byappanahalli & Majestic. - This line will soon be operational till Nayandahalli on the West and Whitefield on the East in the years to come. - Byappanahalli Railways station is likely to be the third terminal.
0.725 m
‘You are here’ Signage
1.75 m
2.6 m
‘You are here’ Signage
Information Icon Location of Signage
Direction + Distance of Nearest Landmarks
Legend
City Map Bus Network Metro Network
Neighbourhood Map Helpline numbers Cultural landmarks Government Office Transit Network + Infra Neighbourhood Landmarks Neighbourhood Utilities Area Names Road Names
Branding & logos
Neighbourhood Map | Information Layers Neighbourhood Character/Identity, Accessibility, Bangalore Identity
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Helpline numbers: Ambulance, Nearest Hospitals, Police, BBMP Services etc
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Cultural & Ecological landmarks: Temple, Churches, Mosques, Katte etc
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Government Office: Health Ward Office, BBMP Office, BWSSB Office etc
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Transit Network + Infra.: Bus Routes, Bus Stops, BMTC Depot, Metro Station,
Auto Stand, Cycle Share system, Cycle lanes etc
Neighbourhood Landmarks: Parks, Playground, Schools, Clinics, Hospitals,
Markets, Community halls etc
Neighbourhood Utilities: Nandini Milk Booth, Hopcoms, Public Toilets, Bangalore
One, Banks, Post Offices, Police Station, DWCC, Garbage Transfer Point etc
Area Names: Village Names, Neighbourhood Names, Ward No. Road Names: Important Roads, Main Roads, Cross Roads
Locating Signage in Indiranagar 500 m Periphery of Metro Station to influence decision making Adjacent to potential caretakers
Metro Station
500
m
100 Ft Road
(Potential) Location of signage in Indira nagar
1 Near BDA Complex
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Indira Nagar Post Office
10 0 ft Road 3 CMH Hospital
4 Swami Vivekananda (CMH) Park
(Potential) Location of signage in Indiranagar Location 1: Near BDA Complex
(Potential) Location of signage in Indiranagar Location 2: Indira Nagar Post Office
10 0 ft Road
(Potential) Location of signage in Indiranagar Location 3: CMH Hospital
(Potential) Location of signage in Indiranagar Location 4: Swami Vivekananda Park (CMH)
(Potential) Location of signage in Indiranagar Location 4b: Opp. CMH Park, next to KFC, CMH + 100ft Junction
Navigation Maps in Every Neighbourhood Location: Landing sites/drop off points in Neighbourhoods
2nd SIDE: Can be leased to cultural institutions to showcase art to finance new signage
1st SIDE: Navigation Signage
Signage as a System Following Progressive Disclosure of Navigation info Facilitating Proactive Conversion to Metro users Integrating Last Mile Connectivity + Journey Continuity using NMT/Public Transport
Pre-journey
Personal Tools
On Street
Transport Networks
Metro Station
Source: Drawing adapted from Legible London Signage Handbook
Integration with Metro