A guidance system for the town hall and palace 

Heidelberg's town hall stands in the middle of the historic old town on the market square. It was built in 1701 in the Baroque style and subsequently extended several times. Inside, in addition to the rooms used for administration, there is also the historic wedding room with its majestic-looking entrance.

The former grand hotel Palais Prinz Carl, which is within sight of the town hall, is now an administrative building with various offices. The original building, where Bismarck and Empress Sisi once stayed, was demolished decades ago except for the historic Hall of Mirrors, which nowadays with its special ambience serves as an event location for festivities, weddings and events.

Despite the spatial separation, a uniform guidance system connects the two buildings, as well as the Office for Social Affairs and Senior Citizens, which is located further away. The planning of the guidance system, including the graphic design, was done by city concepts, Heidelberg. It was realised by the signage system specialist meng. The ceform signage system was used, which with its simple clarity not only blends harmoniously into the partly sober architecture, but also into the historically appealing building sections. A special feature of the ceform interchangeable modules and door signs was that they were rotated by 90°. For use as overview elements, the interchangeable modules were mounted on a base plate made of aluminium dibond.