The architecture encourages exploration rather than prescribing a single route. The navigation strategy therefore places less emphasis on continuous directional instruction and more on helping visitors understand where they are, what each area represents and how spaces relate to one another.

Particular attention was given to black box rooms and audiovisual exhibition spaces, where low light and visual activity reduce the effectiveness of conventional physical signage. Placement, contrast and restrained identification were developed to maintain legibility without competing unnecessarily with exhibition content.

The strategy uses zoning to provide recognisable reference points within the fluid architecture, particularly in below-ground environments where fewer external cues are available.

Primary zones are differentiated through palettes, textures and material identities. On the lower ground level, four principal environments are identified: Events, Retail and Library, Administration, and Immersive Museum and Exhibition.

These distinctions allow area identity and environmental cues to carry part of the navigational task, reducing dependence on repeated directional messaging.

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Low-light exhibition and underwater environments required a more restrained physical communication layer. Frosted acrylic elements, material contrast and controlled illumination were used to keep information visible while respecting the atmospheric conditions of the spaces.

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