01
Begin with a clear, accurate base
Retain the site outline, entrances, road structure and relative landmark positions; omit facilities-management detail.
Historic EnglandWayfinding concept lab · round three
Preserve the place. Edit the attention.
The new default keeps the formal map as its spatial skeleton, then lifts visitor landmarks above a quieter hut layer. The more radical concepts remain available as useful comparisons—not replacements for the underlying geography.
Corrected museum anchorJailblock Museum · former detention block · Hut 19–20
The old “Museum” text position on the 2021 plan is no longer being used as the destination marker.
Audience 01
General visitors
Five answers to the same brief, beginning with a new evidence-led compromise: recognisable geography first, then selective emphasis.
Concept A
Accurate skeleton + landmark lift
Keep the real site outline, road spine, hut groupings and relative positions—then enlarge only the landmarks and decisions a visitor needs.
Best suited toThe main entrance board, print and pre-visit web map
Recommended halfway house
A real map with a visitor-facing hierarchy
The formal plan remains the spatial truth. Colour, scale and labels tell visitors what deserves their attention.
01Jailblock MuseumFormer detention block · Hut 19–20
02Camp 21 CaféRefreshments · Hut 31
03Visitor facilitiesToilets & showers
04Events fieldOutdoor activity area
05Community orchardExplore further
You are hereMain entrance
North
Route ahead is up when mounted facing into the camp
Evidence applied
What the guidance changes
The best halfway house is not an even blend of technical plan and illustration. It is an accurate spatial skeleton with a ruthless, audience-specific information hierarchy.
02
Make “You are here” the dominant anchor
Design each physical board for its installation point and show only what helps the visitor move from that point.
US National Park Service03
Reassure at real decision points
Use route confirmation at junctions and turns, supported by views, landmarks and a clear road hierarchy.
Active Travel England04
Use one coherent family of map layers
Keep colours, symbols and place names consistent between the entrance map, signs, tenant links and print.
Transport for London05
Treat contrast and readable scale as functional
Use large-print labels, strong contrast and pictograms; do not rely on colour alone to distinguish destinations.
Department for TransportLayer 1 · spatial truthSite shape, entrance, principal roads and hut groups
Layer 2 · visitor hierarchyFive landmarks, facilities and one highlighted route
Layer 3 · situational detailAdded only for events, accessibility or a tenant visit
Audience 02
Tenant guests
A personalised map is a miniature journey, not a highlighted estate plan. Select a sample destination to see the same data expressed in three formats.
Preview a destination
Three-turn spotlight
The destination dominates; only useful decisions survive.
ENTER HERE
Use the café as your reassurance landmark
YOUR DESTINATIONHut 74Sample tenant destination
Landmark direction card
A visual sentence that can be read in seconds.
STARTMain gate
PASSCafé
ARRIVEHut 74
- Use the main route through the camp.
- The final section isolates Hut 74 from its neighbours.
No irrelevant hut numbers. No need to rotate a full site plan.
Two-layer visitor invite
Identity first; reassurance plan second.
YOU’RE VISITINGHut 74
Sample tenant destination
Cultybraggan Camp · PH6 2AB
ON ARRIVAL
Three decisions, then Hut 74
Optional detailed inset for final reassurance only.
Recommended system
Use a family of maps, not one overloaded master
Use A: Accurate skeleton + landmark lift as the visitor welcome board, with D: Choose your visit as its entrance-side index. For tenant links, generate 01: Three-turn spotlight with a small source-plan inset available only as reassurance.
1Decide2Follow3Confirm