Navigating our hill site is about to get a whole lot easier. Berkeley Lab is launching a new wayfinding signage program designed to help staff, visitors, and emergency responders get where they need to go quickly and confidently.
The system divides our site into six easy-to-remember zones, numbered sequentially from Blackberry Gate to Strawberry Gate. Phase 1 is already underway, with new street signs being installed over the next few weeks. These signs feature the new zone numbers and a fresh, updated design, helping to orient visitors and staff to the new wayfinding system. Keep an eye out to familiarize yourself with how the zone system shows up on the new signage.
In future phases, you’ll see improvements to building signs, shuttle stops, maps, and more. These are all part of creating a clear, consistent, and welcoming experience for everyone on site.
Look out for the new signs, explore your zone, and visit the LBNL Wayfinding Project website to learn more about what’s coming next.
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Congratulations to the entire team on bringing the new wayfinding system to life! It’s inspiring to see how this collaborative effort came together to create signage that not only improves navigation but also complements the overall architectural vision. Special thanks to Joanna Eun, Strategic Space Planner, for her leadership and coordination throughout the process. We hope the community finds the system intuitive and helpful in making it easier to move through the space. We’re proud to have been part of this project, truly appreciate the teamwork that made it possible, and look forward to building on this momentum in future phases.
The linked page mentioned “An update to the Lab’s building number system to increase available numbers for future buildings and improve consistency across the hill site, making navigation easier.”
Can more details about this be shared?
The current two-digit building number system has limitations, including the exhaustion of unique two-digit numbers for new buildings and inconsistencies in numbering across different areas of the site. Updating the system to use three-digit numbers, we can ensure that there are more available numbers for future buildings, which will help to increase the available number pool and improve consistency in building numbering across the site, making it easier for people to navigate and find buildings.
This update is particularly important because building numbers cannot be recycled, so it’s essential to have a unique and sustainable numbering system in place. By using three-digit numbers, we can accommodate future growth and changes while maintaining a logical and consistent numbering system.
The first building to be assigned a three-digit number is the Collaboration Commons, which will be building 180. This marks an exciting milestone in the site’s development, and we’re looking forward to continuing to use this updated numbering system to support the site’s growth.