Dubai Harbour is a mixed-use waterfront destination combining hospitality, retail, residential and marina environments. LIMAH developed the Wayfinding & Navigation strategy, numbering framework and physical signage approach for its parking facilities.
The work addressed movement for drivers and pedestrians across multi-level parking environments, connecting vehicle arrival, parking locations, lift cores, pedestrian routes and onward destinations within the wider development.
User journeys were considered across different movement types, including drivers, pedestrians and public transport users. For arriving vehicles, information progresses through gantry directionals, entrance identification, floor guidance, suspended directional elements and parking bay numbering.
Once parked, column graphics, level identifiers and space numbering provide reference points for locating a vehicle and understanding the relationship between the parking area and nearby circulation cores.
The pedestrian return journey uses level directories, pathway graphics, directional information and column identifiers to reconnect lifts and circulation points with parking locations.
The strategy uses several complementary identifiers rather than relying on a single memory cue. Levels are numbered consistently across lifts, directories and area identifiers, while columns follow an alphanumeric structure.
Parking bay numbering extends across the levels, and lift cores and lobbies are differentiated through colour zoning reinforced by larger level graphics. Together, these layers create a structured system for recording and retrieving a parking location.
Entrance identification is positioned so users can recognise the parking facility before entering the plot. Within the structure, directional, identification and parking guidance elements follow a common hierarchy across levels.
This hierarchy connects parking zones, lifts, exits and pedestrian routes while keeping information consistent between vehicle and pedestrian stages of the journey.
Dubai Harbour is a mixed-use waterfront destination combining hospitality, retail, residential and marina environments. LIMAH developed the Wayfinding & Navigation strategy, numbering framework and physical signage approach for its parking facilities.
The work addressed movement for drivers and pedestrians across multi-level parking environments, connecting vehicle arrival, parking locations, lift cores, pedestrian routes and onward destinations within the wider development.
User journeys were considered across different movement types, including drivers, pedestrians and public transport users. For arriving vehicles, information progresses through gantry directionals, entrance identification, floor guidance, suspended directional elements and parking bay numbering.
Once parked, column graphics, level identifiers and space numbering provide reference points for locating a vehicle and understanding the relationship between the parking area and nearby circulation cores.
The pedestrian return journey uses level directories, pathway graphics, directional information and column identifiers to reconnect lifts and circulation points with parking locations.
The strategy uses several complementary identifiers rather than relying on a single memory cue. Levels are numbered consistently across lifts, directories and area identifiers, while columns follow an alphanumeric structure.
Parking bay numbering extends across the levels, and lift cores and lobbies are differentiated through colour zoning reinforced by larger level graphics. Together, these layers create a structured system for recording and retrieving a parking location.
Entrance identification is positioned so users can recognise the parking facility before entering the plot. Within the structure, directional, identification and parking guidance elements follow a common hierarchy across levels.
This hierarchy connects parking zones, lifts, exits and pedestrian routes while keeping information consistent between vehicle and pedestrian stages of the journey.
The design approach treats parking navigation as part of the overall built environment rather than isolated infrastructure. Numbering, colour, graphics and physical sign placement provide a repeatable framework that connects the car park with the wider Dubai Harbour experience.
Dubai Harbour is a mixed-use waterfront destination combining hospitality, retail, residential and marina environments. LIMAH developed the Wayfinding & Navigation strategy, numbering framework and physical signage approach for its parking facilities.
The work addressed movement for drivers and pedestrians across multi-level parking environments, connecting vehicle arrival, parking locations, lift cores, pedestrian routes and onward destinations within the wider development.
User journeys were considered across different movement types, including drivers, pedestrians and public transport users. For arriving vehicles, information progresses through gantry directionals, entrance identification, floor guidance, suspended directional elements and parking bay numbering.
Once parked, column graphics, level identifiers and space numbering provide reference points for locating a vehicle and understanding the relationship between the parking area and nearby circulation cores.
The pedestrian return journey uses level directories, pathway graphics, directional information and column identifiers to reconnect lifts and circulation points with parking locations.
The strategy uses several complementary identifiers rather than relying on a single memory cue. Levels are numbered consistently across lifts, directories and area identifiers, while columns follow an alphanumeric structure.
Parking bay numbering extends across the levels, and lift cores and lobbies are differentiated through colour zoning reinforced by larger level graphics. Together, these layers create a structured system for recording and retrieving a parking location.
Entrance identification is positioned so users can recognise the parking facility before entering the plot. Within the structure, directional, identification and parking guidance elements follow a common hierarchy across levels.
This hierarchy connects parking zones, lifts, exits and pedestrian routes while keeping information consistent between vehicle and pedestrian stages of the journey.
Dubai Harbour is a mixed-use waterfront destination combining hospitality, retail, residential and marina environments. LIMAH developed the Wayfinding & Navigation strategy, numbering framework and physical signage approach for its parking facilities.
The work addressed movement for drivers and pedestrians across multi-level parking environments, connecting vehicle arrival, parking locations, lift cores, pedestrian routes and onward destinations within the wider development.
User journeys were considered across different movement types, including drivers, pedestrians and public transport users. For arriving vehicles, information progresses through gantry directionals, entrance identification, floor guidance, suspended directional elements and parking bay numbering.
Once parked, column graphics, level identifiers and space numbering provide reference points for locating a vehicle and understanding the relationship between the parking area and nearby circulation cores.
The pedestrian return journey uses level directories, pathway graphics, directional information and column identifiers to reconnect lifts and circulation points with parking locations.
