The Ditch Water Discovery Center
The Ditch Water Discovery Center Client Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Services Exhibit and Interpretive Design Experiential Branding How does a stewardship organization like Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District clarify their mission and purpose? They commission a best-in-class design team to transform a vacant parcel into an outdoor learning environment. Owing its name to a […]
44 East Avenue
44 East Avenue Client 44 East Avenue Services Wayfinding Consulting fd2s programmed, designed, and oversaw implementation of a comprehensive signage program for this 49-story residential tower on the shore of Lady Bird Lake in Austin’s Rainey Street District. The design of the signage elements was approached with the same level of intentionality as the architecture […]
Town of Little Elm
Town of Little Elm Client Town of Little Elm Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting Given the eccentric footprint of this North Texas community, which is divided by the convergence of Lewisville Lake and the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, fd2s developed a coordinated program of wayfinding signage that identifies key thresholds and orients residents […]
City of Lewisville
City of Lewisville Client City of Lewisville Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s conducted a thorough assessment of the City of Lewisville’s parks and trails inventory prior to authoring a wayfinding master plan for this North Texas community of 130,000 residents. Working closely with Parks and Recreation Department leadership, the fd2s team developed a wayfinding […]
Blanton Museum of Art
Blanton Museum of Art Client Blanton Museum of Art Services Wayfinding Consulting Described as a “new cultural nexus in Austin,” the architect’s comprehensive redesign of the museum and grounds on The University of Texas at Austin campus occasioned a refresh of the site operational, regulatory, and directional signage. Discrete signage elements that pay homage to […]
George H.W. Bush State Office Building
George H.W. Bush State Office Building Client Texas Facilities Commission Services Wayfinding Consulting Exhibit and Interpretive Design The George H.W. Bush State Office Building, located at 1801 Congress Avenue in Austin, is the first-constructed and flagship building of the 2016 Texas Capital Complex Master Plan. The building anchors the northeast corner of a newly developed […]
University Success Center
University Success Center Client Texas A&M International University Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting Drawing from the campus architecture, fd2s developed a wayfinding master plan for the 300-acre Texas A&M International University campus in Laredo. Our master plan solutions were then applied to several implementation projects, including exterior and the interior wayfinding and identification signage at […]
UCHealth
UCHealth Client UCHealth Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s has worked with Colorado’s UCHealth for over two decades to help the organization maintain a cohesive brand across facilities serving a wide range of diverse communities. Beginning with the development of a wayfinding and signage program for the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion in Aurora and extending through […]
Thrive Nature Park
Thrive Nature Park Client City of Lewisville Parks and Recreation Services Exhibit and Interpretive Design Wayfinding Consulting As part of the implementation of the new wayfinding and signage master plan it created for the City of Lewisville’s Parks & Recreation Department, fd2s developed signage for Lewisville’s Thrive Nature Park. Thrive offers a wide range of […]
The Village Wauwatosa
The Village Wauwatosa Client Village of Wauwatosa Business Improvement District Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s created a wayfinding master plan for the Village Wauwatosa, part of greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin. fd2s spent several days on-site at the outset of the assignment, meeting with community leaders and some of the more than 40,000 residents. The team […]
The University of San Francisco Medical Center
The University of San Francisco Medical Center Client UCSF Campus Planning, Construction and Facilities Services Wayfinding Consulting fd2s developed a wayfinding master plan for the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center’s Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion campuses. Each of these locations includes hundreds of thousands of square feet spread throughout several buildings on […]
The University of Kansas Health System
The University of Kansas Health System Client KUHS Facilities Management Services Donor Recognition Wayfinding Consulting At the University of Kansas Health System’s 11-story Cambridge Tower, fd2s implemented a wayfinding program based on a campus wayfinding master plan the firm previously developed for use across the organization’s growing health campus. fd2s created a unique new room […]
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center Client UAMS Planning, Design & Construction Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s developed a wayfinding master plan for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, and then took on multiple assignments related to the implementation of this plan throughout the campus. These implementation […]
The Shops at La Cantera
The Shops at La Cantera Client General Growth Properties Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting At The Shops at La Cantera in San Antonio, fd2s helped the developer to refine and articulate the project’s brand position, created an identity and related visual vocabulary that supports this position, and then worked with the project architect to create […]
The Cameron
The Cameron Client Cypress Real Estate Advisors Services Environmental Branding Wayfinding Consulting The fd2s team created a graphic identity, message architecture, and signage program for The Cameron, a five-story, 360-unit multifamily project in Denver. The project’s unique location on the edge of the University Hills community allows residents to live in a more traditional neighborhood […]
The Alamo – Wall of History
The Alamo Wall of History Client Daughters of the Republic of Texas Services Exhibit and Interpretive Design fd2s provided design and construction supervision services for six eight-foot-tall interpretive panels offering an in-depth view of the Alamo’s history. Because of the site’s long and rich heritage, project backers and historians decided to include a large amount […]
Texas State History Museum
Texas State History Museum Client State Preservation Board Services Exhibit and Interpretive Design Experiential Branding At the Texas State History Museum in Austin, fd2s created a memorable graphic identity for the Museum’s “Story of Texas” brand, and then developed innovative ways to reinforce this message throughout the built environment, including everything from the design of […]
Texas State Capitol
Texas State Capitol Client State Preservation Board Services Donor Recognition Wayfinding Consulting One of the most significant architectural initiatives ever undertaken by the State of Texas is also a signature project of fd2s. The firm served as graphics consultants on the team that conceived and implemented the preservation and extension of the Texas State Capitol […]
Texas Medical Center
Texas Medical Center Client Texas Medical Center Services Wayfinding Consulting fd2s developed and implemented a wayfinding master plan for the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical complex. The TMC includes dozens of member institutions occupying more than 50 million square feet of space on a densely developed site covering more than 1,300 acres. To […]
Texas Children’s Hospital
Texas Children’s Hospital Client Texas Children’s Hospital Services Donor Recognition Wayfinding Consulting fd2s provided wayfinding strategy and design services for a major renovation and expansion project involving more than two million square feet of space, with a fabrication and installation cost of approximately $1 million. The system utilizes a bright color palette and strong geometry […]
Texas A&M Health and Science Center
Texas A&M Health and Science Center Client Texas A&M Health Services Wayfinding Consulting fd2s developed a wayfinding and identification signage program for Phase 1 the initial phase of the Texas A&M Health Science Center campus in Bryan. This initial phase included the Nursing and Health Professions Education Center and Medical Education and Research Building, which […]
T Bar M Camps
T Bar M Camps Client T Bar M Camps Services Wayfinding Consulting T Bar M Camps is a summer camp venue and year-round retreat founded in 1981 in the Texas Hill Country west of New Braunfels. Over time the volume of campers and the camp’s footprint have steadily grown, most recently with the 2017 addition […]
St. David’s Healthcare
St. David’s Healthcare Client HCA Healthcare Services Wayfinding Consulting Over the course of our decades-long relationship with St. David’s Healthcare, we have seen the organization grow into the fourth largest private employer in metropolitan Austin as well as one of the largest health systems in Texas. In fact, St. David’s owns and operates eight of […]
Silesia City Center
Silesia City Center Client TriGranit Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s developed an identity and retail experience for Silesia City Center, a 700,000-square-foot retail and entertainment center in Katowice, Poland. fd2s worked with the project’s developer to define a brand position before creating an identity and related visual vocabulary that supports this position and then […]
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center Client Lutcher Stark Foundation Services Exhibit and Interpretive Design Wayfinding Consulting For the restoration of Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, fd2s developed a new graphic identity and designed and documented an environmental graphics program that helps visitors navigate the site and identify facilities such as an […]
Sea Scout Base Galveston
Sea Scout Base Galveston Client Boy Scouts of America Services Exhibit and Interpretative Design Experiential Branding fd2s created a comprehensive wayfinding and interpretive exhibits program for the Sea Scout Base in Galveston. The program supports the facility’s goals of encouraging environmentalism through discovery, supporting conservation through action, and reinforcing Scouting traditions in a way that […]
San Antonio Food Bank
San Antonio Food Bank Client San Antonio Food Bank Services Donor Recognition Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s has maintained a relationship with the San Antonio Food Bank spanning more than a decade, supporting the organization in its mission to serve 90,000 food-insecure individuals each week, totaling more than 74 million meals annually across 29 Texas […]
Sable Partners
Sable Partners Client Sable Partners Services Experiential Branding fd2s created a brand identity for Sable Partners, a new firm launched by a veteran of a large regional real estate investment organization. The forms and color palette of the visual identity evoke casual sophistication and a focus on sustainability, helping to dispel the misconception that luxury […]
Robert B. Rowling Hall
Robert B. Rowling Hall Client The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business Services Donor Recognition Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s devised a wayfinding program that helps reinforce a stronger sense of connection between Robert B. Rowling Hall and AT&T Executive Education Conference Center. Perceived as separate facilities, the shared plaza and below-grade […]
Parque D. Pedro
Parque D. Pedro Client Sonae Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s provided comprehensive brand development and environmental graphic design services for the 1.2-million-square-foot Parque D. Pedro shopping center outside São Paulo, Brazil. fd2s began by developing an underlying narrative, name, and visual identity for the project. The next step was translating that story into the […]
Over Yonder Cay
Over Yonder Cay Client Capital Technologies, Inc. Services Experiential Branding Exhibit and Interpretive Design On a remote 70-acre island in the Caribbean Exumas an amazing experiment is being conducted. The island’s owner has harnessed the energy of the elements — wind, water, sun, and earth — to create a self-sufficient and carbon-neutral environment that serves […]
Oklahoma Health Center
Oklahoma Health Center Client University Hospitals Authority and Trust Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s created a wayfinding master plan for the Oklahoma Health Center, the flagship medical district within Oklahoma City. On this highly collaborative project, fd2s worked closely with OHC to get buy-in and assistance from the University Hospitals Authority and Trust, as […]
Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Client Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Services Experiential Branding The often thankless job of conserving, preserving, and protecting the quality and quantity of groundwater resources for the citizens of a 4-county area in Central Texas falls on the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, or MTGCD. Their mission is accomplished through […]
MHealth Clinics and Surgery Center
MHealth Clinics and Surgery Center Client MHealth Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s created a wayfinding and signage program for the University of Minnesota Health’s new Clinics and Surgery Center. One that reflects the institution’s emphasis on customer service and patient empowerment. The program also addresses unique architectural features and operational challenges at the facility. […]
Memphis Botanic Garden
Memphis Botanic Garden Client Memphis Botanic Garden Services Wayfinding Consulting Memphis Botanic Garden, which includes 30 specialty gardens and an arboretum spread across 96 acres, initially approached fd2s about creating a new wayfinding map. After surveying the grounds, however, the fd2s team quickly realized that much more could be done to improve the visitor experience. […]
MD Anderson Cancer Center
MD Anderson Cancer Center Client MDA Facilities Management Planning Design and Construction Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious healthcare institutions. For patients trying to navigate its more than 9 million square feet of space, however, the institution’s enormous physical […]
Louisiana State University Foundation
Louisiana State University Foundation Client LSU Foundation Services Donor Recognition Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting LSU Foundation, the fundraising arm of Louisiana State University, engaged fd2s to develop a donor recognition and wayfinding strategy for its still-new three-story, $10-million headquarters building. Like other prestigious university development organizations, LSU Foundation sought to nurture its relationships with donors […]
Livestrong Foundation
Livestrong Foundation Client Livestrong Foundation Services Donor Recognition Experiential Branding Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and cyclist Lance Armstrong, the Livestrong Foundation has raised millions of dollars for the fight against cancer. The organization’s headquarters facility, a renovation of the 30,000-square-foot Gulf Paper warehouse in East Austin, houses foundation staff and also supports the […]
Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming and Diving Center
Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming and Diving Center Client University of Texas at Austin Athletics Services Exhibit and Interpretive Design Experiential Branding Underwritten by a generous alumnus, these exterior and interior exhibits at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming and Diving Center (located on the University of Texas at Austin campus) provide recognition […]
Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute Client Methodist Hospital Houston Services Wayfinding Consulting fd2s worked closely with the client and architect to develop a minimalistic signage program for this state-of-the-art research facility. For exterior identification and staff service points, signage is artfully integrated with the architecture in an understated manner that appropriately defers to the research […]
Heroes Memorial Park
Heroes Memorial Park Client City of Kyle Services Exhibit and Interpretive Design Wayfinding Consulting fd2s worked closely with the landscape architect to conceive, design, and oversee the implementation of numerous celebratory moments for this “gateway” park, which represents the first phase of a 138-acre mixed-use development that includes more parks and a cultural walking and […]
Headwaters at the Comal
Headwaters at the Comal Client New Braunfels Utilities Services Donor Recognition Exhibit and Interpretive Design fd2s created a program of wayfinding, donor recognition, and interpretive signage for New Braunfels Utilities’ Headwaters at the Comal. NBU has repurposed this former utilities operations center as an interpretive landscape and corporate conference center. Once primarily covered by asphalt, […]
Harry Ransom Center
Harry Ransom Center Client The University of Texas at Austin Services Exhibit and Interpretive Design Experiential Branding fd2s played a pivotal role in the high-profile, high-stakes renovation of the University of Texas at Austin’s Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. One of the goals of the renovation was to make the institution’s vast collection – which […]
Gin Atomic
Gin Atomic Client Free State Cellars Services Experiential Branding The story of Gin Atomic began when the company’s founder happened upon a 1950s-era canned-ham trailer abandoned in a roadside field. After buying the trailer without a clear plan for what to do with it, the serial entrepreneur eventually settled on launching a mobile wine and […]
Fresh Chefs Society
Fresh Chefs Society Client Fresh Chefs Society Services Experiential Branding The non-profit Fresh Chefs Society charged fd2s with updating its graphic identity and collateral materials to better reflect its mission. The organization partners with cooks, chefs, and restaurants to give foster youth the skills to take charge of their eating lifestyle. These skills build healthy […]
Facebook MPK21
Facebook MPK21 Client Facebook Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s developed the wayfinding and identification signage and graphics for Facebook’s MPK21, a 523,000-square-foot facility designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. Together with its 430,000-square-foot, Gehry-designed predecessor, MPK20, the building’s single office level and expansive roof garden offer Facebook employees a wide range of spaces to […]
Élan Parkside
Élan Parkside Client Greystar Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s worked with developer Greystar to create the signage program for Elan Parkside, the first new multifamily project built as a part of the adaptive use of Austin’s former Highland Mall. To reflect the project’s clean, minimal architecture and interiors, the signage elements combine neutral colors […]
East 7th Street Corridor
East 7th Street Corridor Client City of Austin Services Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s served as the wayfinding and graphics consultant on the multi-disciplinary team responsible for transforming Austin’s long-neglected East 7th Street corridor into an attractive gateway into Austin from the city’s airport. Our involvement with the project included the design and documentation of […]
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas Client Ascension Services Donor Recognition Exhibit and Interpretive Design fd2s developed a comprehensive donor recognition program for the new 500,000-square-foot Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. The program includes large-scale installations for major donors, secondary donors, and employees, and elements for recognition of donations associated with particular […]
College of Liberal Arts Building
College of Liberal Arts Building Client The University of Texas at Austin Services Donor Recognition Exhibit and Interpretive Design Experiential Branding Wayfinding Consulting fd2s designed a system of wayfinding and donor recognition elements that conveys a spare, elemental aesthetic in keeping with the building’s design. Glass and acrylic panels with second-surface colors accommodate slide-in graphics […]