A guide
to nature

Taronga Zoo is one of Australia’s most loved tourist attractions. Working with the zoo’s internal design department, architects and branding agents, Diadem has delivered a range of signage, wayfinding and interpretive installations at Taronga Sydney and Western Plains Zoos.

One of the most significant redevelopment projects is constructing the upper entry car park and remodelled zoo entry. Diadem worked with BVN Architects to provide wayfinding and signage design and documentation services.

Both elegant and legible, the signage design picks up elements of natural sandstone and timbers. This project coincided with the launch of a new brand identity featuring a stylised platypus symbol which was carved into feature sandstone pylons.

Taronga Sydney is home to over 4,000 animals, including several rare and exotic species. The zoo developed a ‘zoo within a zoo’ to highlight indigenous wildlife to Australia.

This native bushwalk within the more significant zoo precinct needed to help patrons take a self-guided tour without competing against the broader signage system.

The solution created by Diadem and communications agency This Is Ikon was to install a series of oversized corten steel and timber gum leaf signs. These were strategically positioned around the walking paths as trail markers for visitors to follow. The Wild Australia Walk now guides curious visitors to our native animals every day.