SUNNYVALE CIVIC CENTER

FOUND developed the signage, graphics, wayfinding, and interpretive art for the new Sunnyvale Civic Center, a 26-acre campus in Silicon Valley integrating a City Hall, Public Safety Headquarters, and City Hall Park. Designed by SmithGroup for the City of Sunnyvale, the campus is anchored by the first ground-up Net Zero Energy, LEED Platinum city hall in the United States.

Powers of Ten

The design was influenced by Charles and Ray Eames' Powers of Ten, emphasizing scalability, interconnectedness, and the relationship between different scales of architecture and landscape. Drawing from the campus's redwood trees, exterior signage replicates slivers of tree bark, while interior elements reflect the architecture's dynamic, shifting panels to create folding and interactive shapes. Timber plays a central role in connecting the graphics and signage to their natural surroundings, fostering an organic and harmonious environment.

In collaboration with SmithGroup and the City of Sunnyvale.

Scope & location:

Signage · Graphics · Wayfinding · Interpretive Art

Sunnyvale, CA