Challenge

The Crossness Pumping Station is situated in South London next to the River Thames. It was created by Sir Joseph Bazalgette after 'The Great Stink' and was built as part of Victorian London's urgent need for a main sewerage system. 'The Great Stink' came about in 1858, when a mix of warm weather and filthy water created a horrible aroma around London, leading to typhoid and cholera epidemics. In the 1950s, it was left to decay.  In 1987, a charity called The Crossness Engines Trust was set up to restore and preserve the site. The site shows how grand Victorian engineering was and is part of Britain's industrial heritage.

Solution

As an extension of the exhibition for Crossness Engines Trust,  interpretation, wayfinding and badging signs were needed throughout the newly landscaped grounds to tell the story of  ‘The Great Stink’.

Designmap developed a unique signage scheme that  would complement the architecture of the old pumping station in colour and construction and reflect the heritage of this once iconic London sewage treatment works.

Working closely with Designmap, Fitzpatrick Woolmer Design & Publishing Ltd made recommendations for materials, construction and printing methods, that would ensure the 2D vision became a 3D reality. It was critical that any manufactured solution maintained the simplicity of design with minimal visual interference, but offered structural integrity and durability.

Outcome

Full colour n-Viro™ prints were manufactured in stainless steel for the project.

These displays will withstand the harshest of outdoor environments, are easy to maintain and afford excellent value for money.