Three Oceans

🚩 Totem Signage – Hull & Caistor

🧱 Material Specifications

Each totem was engineered for durability and visual impact:

• Framework: Internal structure made from mild steel CHS (Circular Hollow Section).

• Cladding: Fabricated and curved aluminium panels, finished in RAL 9006 (White Aluminium).

• Base Panel: Custom colour-matched to Pantone Sargasso Sea (Blue).

• Logo Feature:

  • Precision flat-cut logo

  • Mounted with rear locators over backed-off acrylic

  • Halo illumination using internal LED lighting

• Text Details: Applied using high-performance vinyl graphics.

• Heights:

  • Hull Totem – 5 metres

  • Caistor Totem – 3 metres (identical design)

📐 Meeting the Brief

This project was a rebuild of signage first installed in 1998, now long removed. Despite minimal physical reference, we had a head start thanks to:

• Archival Assets: Original visuals and CAD drawings were retrieved from our project archives.

• Design Recreation: Rebuilt in CAD and CorelDRAW for precise replication.

• Client Collaboration: Visuals were signed off smoothly before progressing to structural calculations.

⚙️ Overcoming Challenges

Problem: Supplying mains power to the totem locations was cost-prohibitive and logistically complex.
Solution: We designed and integrated a solar-powered system, which the client welcomed.

• Components:

  • PV solar panel

  • Battery storage

  • Lighting controller & solar regulator (Spectra system)

• Design Integration: All components were discreetly housed within the totem structure.

• Result: Clean aesthetics with self-sustaining, energy-efficient lighting—operating within the client’s specified time windows.

Project Update - Shortlisted - Best 3D Sign @ The Sign Industry Awards 2025