ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS & MURALS
Historic & Architectural Surfaces - Selected Works
Site-Specific Graphic Systems
Turnaround - Cable Car Mural
This project involved the architectural scaling and site-specific rendition of a historic Washington, D.C. transit map originally designed by Charles Wagner. Prior to the application of the map, the entire wall surface was treated with an industry-formulated architectural coating designed to create a subtle, textural sandstone finish, establishing a historically resonant and materially cohesive ground for the work.
The map was carefully redrawn in Adobe Illustrator to preserve the original graphic language, line hierarchy, and typographic structure while preparing the artwork for architectural application. Custom stencils were fabricated and applied on site to transfer the design across a wall more than 17 feet high and over 60 feet long, spanning three connected wall planes. Precise scaling, alignment, and registration ensured visual continuity across architectural transitions.
The completed surface preserves and recontextualizes a piece of transit history within the built environment, allowing archival graphic design to be experienced at architectural scale while maintaining fidelity to the original source and the material character of the space.
Original Map drawn by Charles Wagner
Custom stencils plotted and applied on site to transfer the map at full scale.
Wall Mock-Up
Wall Before
Digitally redrawn and reconstructed in Adobe Illustrator to preserve original graphic structure while enabling architectural scaling.
