Conargo Shire Village Signs
Client: Conargo Shire Council
Collaboration: Michel Signs (Booroorban, Blighty, Mayrung, Pretty Pine and Wanganella signs)
Trevaskis Engineering (Conargo Village sign)
Status: All signs completed and installed by July 2017
Collaboration: Michel Signs (Booroorban, Blighty, Mayrung, Pretty Pine and Wanganella signs)
Trevaskis Engineering (Conargo Village sign)
Status: All signs completed and installed by July 2017
Helping towns to tell their stories
During the Conargo Shire Council Village Masterplans project, we worked with Councillors, staff and community members to design signs which reflected the individual identify of each village. Developing entry signs as part of a broader strategy for the whole village/town ensures that they support community aspirations, and are part of a long-term, holistic strategy for the future.
Signs that reflect local identity
The entry signs for Booroorban, Blighty, Conargo, Mayrung, Pretty Pine and Wanganella all started with workshops in each village. We invited community members to share their thoughts and design ideas. Each workshop focused on clarifying the theme/s that community members felt best reflected the identity of their village.
Simple, bold and at the right scale
Back in the studio we developed design options which combined their input with our own impressions of the landscape and local features. Community members voted on their preferred options and we refined the selected design concept together. Working through questions of identity, cultural value and future aspiration requires sensitivity. Some communities needed more time to work through these issues together. In an effort to reach consensus, they often wanted their signs to incorporate too many elements. As experienced practitioners, we were able guide them towards clear and uncluttered designs. The final outcomes are not only visually striking, they are also suitable for highway scale and speed. All designs concepts were approved and supported by RMS without amendment.
We prepared detailed and site-specific documentation plans for the village signs, reviewed the shop drawings and liaised with the fabricators right through to installation
This project was completed by LMLA prior to merger with Thomson Hay Landscape Architects
During the Conargo Shire Council Village Masterplans project, we worked with Councillors, staff and community members to design signs which reflected the individual identify of each village. Developing entry signs as part of a broader strategy for the whole village/town ensures that they support community aspirations, and are part of a long-term, holistic strategy for the future.
Signs that reflect local identity
The entry signs for Booroorban, Blighty, Conargo, Mayrung, Pretty Pine and Wanganella all started with workshops in each village. We invited community members to share their thoughts and design ideas. Each workshop focused on clarifying the theme/s that community members felt best reflected the identity of their village.
Simple, bold and at the right scale
Back in the studio we developed design options which combined their input with our own impressions of the landscape and local features. Community members voted on their preferred options and we refined the selected design concept together. Working through questions of identity, cultural value and future aspiration requires sensitivity. Some communities needed more time to work through these issues together. In an effort to reach consensus, they often wanted their signs to incorporate too many elements. As experienced practitioners, we were able guide them towards clear and uncluttered designs. The final outcomes are not only visually striking, they are also suitable for highway scale and speed. All designs concepts were approved and supported by RMS without amendment.
We prepared detailed and site-specific documentation plans for the village signs, reviewed the shop drawings and liaised with the fabricators right through to installation
This project was completed by LMLA prior to merger with Thomson Hay Landscape Architects