GNU Group creates signage and wayfinding systems for residential communities, mixed-use developments, multifamily properties, and other living environments. Our work helps residents, visitors, and service providers navigate buildings and sites while reinforcing the character of each property. Services can include identification signage, vehicular and pedestrian wayfinding, amenity signage, code and regulatory signage, environmental graphics, and comprehensive signage planning.
Atria at Foster Square is a 155-unit, six-story senior living community designed to deliver a high-end residential experience within a supportive care environment. Developed from the ground up, the project presented the GNU Group with an opportunity to craft a cohesive and refined signage program that enhances both brand expression and day-to-day usability....
Custom signage and graphics for a Berkeley affordable housing project honoring Maudelle Miller Shirek, including garage art, floor IDs, a memorial plaque, and integrated wayfinding design. ...
The transformation of Alameda Marina into a vibrant, mixed-use waterfront destination has been years in the making. GNU Group is proud to have contributed to this exciting project by designing a 12-chapter interpretive history walk along the shoreline, offering visitors a deeper connection to the area’s rich past....
The Redwoods is a senior community in Mill Valley, CA that offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, as well as Skilled Nursing facilities. When the site underwent a major renovation across the majority of the community GNU Group assisted with the design and implementation of updated Community Brand identification, donor recognition, wayfinding, and code related needs for residents, visitors and staff. ...
Trinity Place includes a 6-level below grade garage for 900+ cars and a 19-story residential tower, outdoor plaza and street level retail. The plaza also includes numerous public art elements. GNU Group provided interior and exterior design services for garage, residential and public space wayfinding and signage, retail design standards and guidelines, and artwork signage....
The signage design for this renovated condominium conversion community is influenced by the architect’s distinctive lighting scheme at the main entry. Materials incorporate the 3-Form Bear Grass used for the light fixtures. The sign aesthetic of the signs incorporates the bamboo motif that is a part of the project’s brand identity....
GNU worked closely with Wood Partners and BAR architects to develop a comprehensive exterior and interior signage and wayfinding program....
The Skylyne at Temescal is a new multi-use development that houses over 400 residential units as well as multiple retail spaces. This high-end urban development needed an integrated signage and graphics program to help support the overall branding, wayfinding, and identification requirements of the site. GNU Group worked with SCB, Boston Properties, and the City of Oakland to deliver a visually consistent, fresh and exciting sign program to match The Skylyne’s overall brand....
The Odeon was the conversion of a turn of the century landmark commercial building into high-end lofts and mixed-use retail. We collaborated with Pacific Marketing Associates to create the name, brand, marketing communications and signage program....
The Transbay Tower - Parcel F is a 61-story, 800-foot tower that will connect directly to Sales Force Park. The mixed-use tower will feature 251,000 square feet of Class-A office space, a 210-room luxury hotel, 170 residential units, 79,000 square feet of shared amenity space and over 9,000 square feet of retail space. Currently in the development stage, GNU Group is leading the design effort for the overall signage and wayfinding program for this high-end urban development. The end result will...
Rising 16 stories above Bryant Street, Quincy brings 501 luxury residences to the heart of San Francisco. GNU Group partnered with Strada Investment Group to design and deliver a fully integrated exterior and interior signage program that reflects the building’s elevated identity and urban presence....
Discover how GNU Group designed a signage and wayfinding program for a new 10-acre park in Healdsburg, CA. Inspired by the site’s lumber legacy, the system blends history with modern design to guide visitors through this vibrant community....
