Melbourne Exhibition Centre
2 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Specification
- An exhibition hall that is a "shell" when unoccupied. A system was required to be able to fit any configuration of an exhibitor's floor plan.
- The centre had very high-density traffic. There would be no natural line of sight to exits because of the configuration of stand and exhibitors booths.
- It was assumed that an emergency would have extreme visibility problems (configuration of exhibition stands combined with smoke) and total power failure (complete darkness).
Design Characteristics
A floor marking system was required that could be placed in the corridors separating booths and stands. It would provide a path in an emergency and would direct people which way to turn at intersections of booth and stands to lead a safe and quick exit path.
System materials
- Carpet tiles with pathway signs in the tile.
- Polypropylene substrate exit signs.
Result achieved
Part of the exhibition requirements is that they have carpet tiles on walkways. At strategic points carpet tiles with luminous signs and messages are placed down to ensure that whatever the configuration there is a safety exit path for the people attending the exhibition. The tile is reusable and gives the exhibition centre a complete and highly flexible evacuation system for all exhibitions.
