Youthful Energy at Campus1 MTL
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Campus1 MTL student residence, near McGill University in Montreal, is a striking example of how graphics, interior design, and architecture can combine to infuse a building with energy and life. This adaptive re-use project has transformed an outdated concrete hotel into a vibrant, amenity-filled residence that encourages social engagement at every opportunity. Entro designed the visual identity and environmental graphics program for Campus1 MTL, the fourth in a series of independently-operated student residences developed by Knightstone Capital.
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Streetscape Revitalization at the Royal Ontario Museum
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With the recent completion of the Reed Family Plaza and the Helga and Mike Schmidt Performance Terrace, the ROM is presenting a whole new public face to Bloor Street. This latest initiative – part of a larger, multi-phase Welcome Project – has succeeded in softening the abrupt angularity of Daniel Libeskind’s Crystal with the artistic integration of greenery, planters, walkways, gathering spaces, and seating areas. Entro worked closely with the ROM and project architects Hariri Pontarini in the design of the site signage, using classic materials such as bronze and stone to match the patina of the architectural fixtures, and for their quality, longevity, and connection to nature.
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A New Standard for Recreation in Alberta at ATB Centre
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Home to the third-largest YMCA in North America, the ATB Centre in Lethbridge is a state of the art facility that has set a new bar for recreation in Alberta. Entro designed environmental graphics and wayfinding signage with a vision to create a fun, youthful look and feel that would echo the recreational purposes of the facility and be accessible to all demographics, especially youth. The program comes together fluidly and supports the overall design intent to create a community destination that is welcoming to all.
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Roberto Clemente State Park, a Symbol of the New Bronx
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Along the banks of the Harlem River, Roberto Clemente State Park has been serving the Bronx community for more than four decades. The first New York State (NYS) park established in an urban setting, it has recently been undergoing a transformation. It has been a rejuvenation not only for the landscape of the park, but for the neighborhood and community it serves. The user experience is designed first and foremost to ensure the park is easily navigable and accessible, while encouraging exploration. Our vision for the signage program was strategic and minimal, designed for seamless integration within its surroundings.
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Entro's Recent Speaking Engagements
Here is a roundup of some of our more recent speaking engagements: Entro Partner Cynthia Damar Schnobb spoke about ‘Placemaking from Eh to Zed’ at the Society for Experiential Graphic Design’s 2019 Wayfinding & Placemaking Event in Philadelphia; Entro Partner Vincent Mattieu-Gratton spoke at Railvolution, on the ‘Wayfinding and Placemaking’ panel; and at the Vancouver Interior Design Show, Entro’s recently WELL-accredited strategist Cristina Kelly spoke about the Beauty & Design feature of the WELL Building Standard.
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Udo Schliemann Writes About Colour in The Right Angle
Entro Principal Creative Director Udo Schliemann takes us on a journey through time as he tells the compelling story of the on-again, off-again relationship between colour and architecture, in The Right Angle Journal’s Summer 2019 issue. From ancient Greece through to the present, Udo traces how social, cultural, political, and geographical factors have impacted how sparsely or abundantly colour has been applied to built environments in the West. He also shares his thoughts about the role of colour on our psychological experience of a space, and the challenges we face in applying colour to architecture today.
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