Park Meadows Monument Sign Header

Park­ing Garage Sig­nage at Park Mead­ows Mall is Next Level

This mul­ti-phase project involved the pro­duc­tion design, fab­ri­ca­tion and instal­la­tion of a com­pre­hen­sive sig­nage pack­age across the new­ly updat­ed garage facility.

Park Mead­ows Mall is known as ​“Colorado’s Only Retail Resort.” The largest enclosed shop­ping cen­ter in the state, Park Mead­ows Mall has 1.6 mil­lion square feet of leasable space. Cur­rent­ly, 185 shops and restau­rants occu­py the mas­sive mall. With this huge com­plex attract­ing even big­ger crowds, park­ing space is cru­cial — as is direc­tion­al signage.

This mul­ti-phase project involved the pro­duc­tion design, fab­ri­ca­tion, and instal­la­tion of a com­pre­hen­sive sig­nage pack­age across the new­ly updat­ed garage facil­i­ty. The scope includ­ed illu­mi­nat­ed pri­ma­ry iden­ti­fi­ca­tion sig­nage, ten­ant cab­i­nets, mon­u­ment sig­nage and over­head park­ing direc­tion­als to enhance both vis­i­bil­i­ty and user nav­i­ga­tion through­out the five-lev­el structure.

Col­lab­o­rat­ing with RSM Design and Gray­cor Con­struc­tion through­out the sig­nage cre­ation process, with con­cepts in hand, the Lat­i­tude team took the lead on pro­duc­tion design, fab­ri­ca­tion, and instal­la­tion, result­ing in a final prod­uct that meets the client’s high­est standards.

Pri­ma­ry Iden­ti­fi­ca­tion Signage

Park Meadows Parking Primary ID Sign 500

The project’s sig­na­ture fea­ture is a large, mul­ti-cab­i­net iden­ti­fi­ca­tion sign mount­ed along the exte­ri­or wall of the garage. Start­ing at the top are reverse-lit 12″ tall, 4” deep chan­nel let­ters spelling PARK MEAD­OWS, have trans­par­ent poly­car­bon­ate backs and white LED back illu­mi­na­tion. Next is a 7−1÷2 feet tall, 40 feet wide cab­i­net with a CNC-cut grass pat­tern. This cut-grass sec­tion sits atop a 22-foot-tall, 6‑section illu­mi­nat­ed cab­i­net with rout­ed and acrylic graph­ics. This sec­tion makes it clear the anchor stores for Wayfind­ing, with an extra pan­el for future growth — last­ly, anoth­er CNC-rout­ed grass-designed and illu­mi­nat­ed cabinet.

Over­all, this sign stands 40′ tall and 14.25′ wide. This size of struc­ture required coor­di­na­tion and struc­tur­al plan­ning. Our team assem­bled this struc­ture in our man­u­fac­tur­ing space in Grin­nell once all com­po­nents were com­plete to ensure the instal­la­tion would go smooth­ly. This stacked-cab­i­net con­fig­u­ra­tion cre­ates a bold, high­ly vis­i­ble land­mark for the property.

Mon­u­ment Signage

A mon­u­ment sign is often the first instance of place­mak­ing on large cam­pus­es. All togeth­er, the park­ing garage’s mon­u­ment sign is 220’ x 142.5’ — and sure to draw atten­tion. Beyond sim­ple iden­ti­fi­ca­tion, this sign need­ed to estab­lish a sense of atmosphere. 

Halo-lit chan­nel let­ters are easy to see both day and night. An inter­nal­ly illu­mi­nat­ed ten­ant cab­i­net has pan­els that can be eas­i­ly switched out via con­cealed weld­ed studs. Each ten­ant pan­el has CNC-cut let­ters with clear push-through acrylic that lights up ten­ant names with­out the cost and has­sle of neon lighting. 

Excep­tion­al crafts­man­ship result­ed in a clean, mod­ern aes­thet­ic that ele­vates the site’s over­all pres­ence and gives vis­i­tors an imme­di­ate sense of the mall’s upscale vibe.

Direc­tion­al Signage

Park Meadows Directional Sign 500

You may not give direc­tion­al park­ing sig­nage a sec­ond thought, but care­ful thought and con­sid­er­a­tion go into cre­at­ing a sig­nage pro­gram that serves a pur­pose while adding to the place­mak­ing narrative. 

These over­head park­ing signs mount­ed above garage entrances were fab­ri­cat­ed with dura­bil­i­ty and clar­i­ty in mind. Sleek, sim­plis­tic design ele­ments draw atten­tion and tell vis­i­tors exact­ly where they need to go. The signs not only meet func­tion­al require­ments but also blend seam­less­ly with the over­all sig­nage vibe. 

The Results

I’m super proud of our team for seeing this project through the way they did. We had a lot of changes and additions to the project as we went, and they were able to pivot with ease. Now every time I drive by that parking garage, I see something I’m really proud of.

Justin Halverson, Business Development

The Park Mead­ows Mall park­ing garage project stands as a tes­ta­ment to exper­tise and com­mit­ment to deliv­er­ing beau­ti­ful yet durable signs. The final instal­la­tion is visu­al­ly com­pelling, struc­tural­ly sound and reflec­tive of the col­lab­o­ra­tive effort with a great team of professionals.

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