Sulzer area gets new signage
The renovations both in the Lockstadt and in the entire Suzlzer area are nearing completion. The old industrial city will thus be transformed into a new lively district. He should now get a uniform, area-specific signage.
The transformation of the Sulzer area, initiated more than 20 years ago, has turned the former “forbidden industrial city” into a lively district “with many new residents, workers and numerous uses for customers”, writes the Winterthur city administration in a statement . This transformation is now almost complete, it says there. The work in the last sub-area Lockstadt should also be completed in the next few years.
The new district is now to be given uniform signage. It is based on “a simple signage concept appropriate to the area” and is intended to “ensure good orientation for visitors and customers,” explains the city administration. Street signs and house numbers are rust red, taken from the color palette of the former industrial area. The signposts in and through the area are also designed in rust red.
The area-specific signage should not only simplify orientation, but also “maintain and strengthen the identity of this special part of the city”, according to the statement. The concept and corresponding adjustments to the ordinance on street naming and the guidelines for building labeling in the area have already been approved by the city council.