Signbox works its magic on The Charter Building

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Signbox has provided internal wayfinding and external illuminated signage for the five-storey Charter Building in London – the former UK headquarters of Coca-Cola, which has been remodeled by developer Landid Property Holdings. Working with DN-A Architecture and Siren Design, Signbox was tasked by commissioning contractor Bowmer and Kirkland with creating and installing signage to reflected the quality of the renovated building.
Signbox created and installed simple, icon-led wayfinding graphics, symbols and floor-level information using the high-tack, self-adhesive Mactac films. Graphics were applied to a number of surfaces throughout the building - from painted plasterboard to doors, brick and concrete walls, to the floors of the building's four basement-level car parks. All the wall graphics were supplied as CAD cut vinyl. Signbox used a Class O fire retardant product from LG with a high tack adhesive, printed on HP 3650 Latex printers, digitally cut on a Zund S3, and over-laminated for durability. Internal, illuminated signage erected at the south reception of the building was manufactured with 30mm opal acrylic letters attached to vertical timber fins. One of the centrepieces of the project was an illuminated, external sign mounted onto the north facade of the building. 3D rimless, illuminated letters were placed onto horizontal rails, which were painted to match the colour of the tiles of the building so as to disguise them. The letters then had 3MTM Day/Night Film applied to the faces, so the sign appears black during daylight hours, then lights up white at night. After completing the work, Signbox was commissioned to create identical, external signage for the south facade. This project is expected to be completed in early 2018.