Christened the Signterior by its creator, Shanghai-based architect Nobuhiro Nakamura of A-Asterisk, the name is a blend of the words "signage" and "interior." All of the floors, walls and ceilings on every level within the Chinese structure are painted with helpful markers denoting anything from where the elevator is to various shops. Different colored lines also help people know if they are going they right way, acting as a trail to different parts of the Signterior building.
The Signterior takes up over 47,000 square feet and it is being planned as an office building combined with a shopping mall. It should be finished by September of this year.
Check out the gallery below for more of Nobuhiro Nakamura's Signterior.
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A-Asterisk, via Dezeen
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By Petra586 at 3:10 PM ON 08/27/08
Didn't I see this in a 1970's sci-fi, like Space 1999?
By EnOne at 4:59 PM ON 08/27/08
I wonder if this this like the compartment / deck numbering system they use in ships
By Anonymous at 9:28 PM ON 08/27/08
@Enone If this ends up being a double post sry guys.
It looks similar in that it has a sequence.
For US Navy the ships I am familiar with usually use an alpha-numeric numbering system with two parts seperated by a "tack" (also know a a dash - ). The two parts designate which level your on, if your starboard forward or aft, and if your leaward forward or aft. This allows you to know which direction your heading with really good precision without needing any other references. The sequences are also a super glow-in-the dark so if there is a power outage or a fire (with lots of smoke) or even a self-imposed blackout its easy to navigate.
By hasan at 7:05 AM ON 10/06/08
Interesting