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Maryland House Environmental Signage
AREAS USA
With the help of dynamic graphic elements, a Maryland travel plaza welcomes visitors and showcases local history.
![Environmental graphic design for a retail area of the Maryland House Travel Plaza for AREAS USA.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics.jpg 2400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-170x113.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-80x53.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-600x400.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Retail-Graphics-1600x1067.jpg 1600w)
Situated on Interstate 95, the Maryland House Travel Plaza celebrates the state’s diverse amenities with the use of bright, bold graphic elements like abstractions of the state flag and typographic compositions. The signage and typographic palette is shared with Chesapeake House, its partner to the north. From structure to signage, the project reinvents the longstanding American tradition of the highway travel plaza, creating a modern building and environment reflective of the unique Maryland culture.
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![Bathroom signage and wayfinding for the Maryland House Travel Plaza for AREAS USA.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics.jpg 2000w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Bathroom-Signage-and-Graphics-1600x1200.jpg 1600w)
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![Exterior environmental graphic design for the Maryland House Travel Plaza for AREAS USA.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall.jpg 2000w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Graphic-Design_Outdoor-Graphic-Wall-1600x1200.jpg 1600w)
![Exterior image of the Maryland House Travel Plaza for AREAS USA.](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image.jpg 2000w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image-170x128.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image-80x60.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image-600x450.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Maryland-House-Exterior-Image-1600x1200.jpg 1600w)
Awards
2016
AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Award
2015
AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Honor Award for Commercial Architecture
USGBC Maryland Top Honors in Excellence in Green Building for a Small Commercial Project