We approach wayfinding as a core discipline within your consultant team to deliver notable projects. We support early feasibility and programming, user engagement, circulation and room numbering strategies, and contribute to progressive design milestones.
National Music Centre at StudioBell (Allied Works Architecture)
The Butterfly (Revery Architecture)
Royal Alberta Museum (DIALOG)
Ma Moosh Ka Win Valley Trail (Schollen & Co Landscape Architects)
Hello, we’re Cygnus.
We improve how spaces are understood and experienced through design — empowering people to access important services, engage with their surroundings, and connect to what matters.
For over forty years, we have been a trusted partner specializing in wayfinding, signage standards, and branded environments for internationally recognized architectural teams.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS
OUR SERVICES
Supporting integrated project delivery.
FEATURED WORK
We provide specialized wayfinding planning and design for consultant teams working across healthcare, education, civic, cultural, mixed-use, and office environments.
Healthcare
Our work spans major redevelopments, phased renovations, and the development of new regional care centres and urban health campuses. We have experience supporting progressive design-build, construction management, and alliance models to deliver healthcare infrastructure across Canada.
Arthur JE Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre (DIALOG)
Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre (Parkin Architects)
Canadian Cancer Society (Shape Architecture)
CAMH Phase 1D (Diamond Schmitt Architects)
Prince Albert Victoria Memorial Hospital (Kristen Reite Architecture)
Quw'utsun Valley Hospital (Parkin Architects)
St Pauls Hospital Clinical Support & Research Centre (Diamond Schmitt Architects)
Ksyen Regional Hospital (HDR)
Education
We develop wayfinding strategies that support the growth of campus environments and serve the diverse communities within. Our work includes planning and design for major facility development and expansion, student housing, and the fit-out of tenanted spaces.
NAIT Productivity & Innovation Centre (GEC Architecture)
Camosun College Lansdowne Student Housing (DIALOG)
University of Victoria: Engineering & HBSL (DIALOG)
Université de l'Ontario francais (Gow Hastings Architects)
Civic & Cultural
We develop wayfinding programs for some of Canada’s most prominent cultural centres, art galleries, and museums alongside vital community hubs, aquatic facilities, and recreation centres. We cultivate memorable experiences that are accessible to everyone.
National Music Centre at StudioBell (architect)
City of Calgary Belmont Fieldhouse & Library (GEC Architecture)
Royal Alberta Museum (DIALOG)
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Master Plan (Janet Rosenburg & studio)
Mixed Use & Office
Our portfolio includes urban renewal, heritage designated sites, and some of Canada's landmark office and residential towers where wayfinding supports visitor needs integrating home, work, and community.
QuadReal Archetype (GBL Architects)
The Butterfly (Revery Architecture)
Wesgroup Blood Alley (Henriquez Partners Architects)
QuadReal Bayview Village (Hariri Pontarini Architects)
The Bow (Foster & Partners)
Inlet District (Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects)
Our commitment
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Design is a collaboration across disciplines. Let’s get started, together.
Ross Milne
Managing Principal, Cygnus