HABITAT

FOUND developed the signage, wayfinding, and environmental graphics for Habitat, one of Los Angeles’ most ambitious mixed-use campuses — a live-work-thrive destination rising at the city’s geographic center, where Culver City meets the heart of LA. Set on three-and-a-half transit-oriented acres beside the La Cienega/Jefferson Metro station, Habitat weaves together a 12-story residential tower, a six-story creative office building, and an acre of integrated parkland into a single, walkable ecosystem built to galvanize the content capital of the world.

The Layers

Being inspired by SHoP’s Hills and Valleys terracing concepts, we developed a graphic system around the campus’s stacking — designing and crafting multiple shapes based on placement and relevance, including a custom stacked typeface drawn for the project. The signage integrates into the landscape rather than sitting on top of it, built into the terraces and planting so the park, residences, and workplace read as one connected campus.

In collaboration with Lendlease, SHoP Architects, Steinberg Hart, Kelly Wearstler, Jules Wilson, A+I, and RELM.

Scope & location:
Signage · Wayfinding · Environmental Graphics
Los Angeles, CA

 
Habitat Culver City entrance at 3401–3411 S La Cienega with address signage, Los Angeles
Habitat Residences interior lobby with illuminated signage and timber accents
Habitat commercial building with reflective glass and a vertical HABITAT sign
Habitat Culver City exterior at 3401 S La Cienega with address signage and planting
Habitat Culver City — residential building with curved balconies and illuminated 'Habitat Residences' street-level signage, Los Angeles
Habitat Culver City — backlit 'Habitat Residences' identity sign with potted plants and a bench
Habitat Culver City — landscaped 'Habitat Residences Office' monument sign among desert planting
Habitat Culver City — residential tower with glass windows and balcony railings against a blue sky
Habitat Culver City — curved-balcony building behind a 'One Way / Do Not Enter' street sign
Habitat Culver City — glass-and-timber facade with the address 3411 S La Cienega
Habitat Culver City — entrance wayfinding sign directing to rideshare, Habitat, residences, and offices
Habitat Culver City — 'Habitat Residences' entrance sign
Habitat Culver City — illuminated parking directory with a yellow 'P' and directions at 3401 S La Cienega
Habitat Culver City — gold illuminated dimensional address numbers, 3401 S La Cienega
Habitat Culver City — glass building at night with illuminated 3401 S La Cienega address and visible lobby
Habitat Culver City — lit exterior with the address 3401 S La Cienega above the entrance at night
Habitat Culver City — stacked abstract stone sculpture with an interpretive art sign in the landscaping
Habitat Culver City — large wooden wayfinding sign for parking and drop-off on a white brick wall
Habitat Culver City — garden display with desert planting, a white sculpture, and an information sign
Habitat Culver City — Cienega Square park with wooden benches and a gravel path among the residences
Habitat Culver City — fenced dog park entrance with a rules sign, Los Angeles
Habitat Culver City — urban park with a sculpture and interpretive plaque at sunset
Habitat Culver City — outdoor patio with lounge furniture, planters, and a BBQ rules sign
Habitat Culver City — private-property rules sign beside landscaping and the residential building
Habitat Culver City — pool deck signage with lounge chairs and umbrellas at sunset
abitat Culver City — resident library with wooden furniture and a 'Library' wall sign
Habitat Culver City — wooden 'Restroom' sign
Habitat Culver City — 'Biker Room' metal letters on an orange tiled wall
Habitat Culver City — wooden amenity directory: conference, leasing, mail room, bakery, pet spa, biker room
Habitat Culver City — wooden 'Exit Route' sign in English and Braille
Habitat Culver City — wooden '226–230 Fitness' room sign in the wellness center
Habitat Culver City — wooden maximum-occupancy 50 sign on a textured wall
Habitat Culver City — wall directory of levels, apartments, pool, gym, and fire-escape plan
Habitat Culver City — corridor with wooden doors and a room-number plaque
Habitat Culver City — wooden room-name letters mounted on a textured wall
Habitat Culver City — wooden doors with wooden signs
Habitat Culver City — mailroom with wooden mailboxes and 'Mailroom' letters on an orange brick wall
Habitat Culver City — Level 1 fire evacuation plan on a wooden panel
Habitat Culver City — wooden apartment identity sign
Habitat Culver City — Level 1 fire evacuation plan sign with escape routes
Habitat Culver City — wooden slatted wall with an oval room
Habitat Culver City — elevator level level identity