REBRANDING: WHERE THE CITY GOES FOR A BREAK

THE NEW ERA OF CENTAR KAPTOL


Centar Kaptol’s secluded position in the very core of Zagreb and its high-quality content have always attracted those in search of a peaceful place to unwind from the tumultuous clamor of the city. That’s why the mall’s new positioning came so naturally to them — a premium lifestyle & shopping mall. This positioning has distanced the mall from its usual role of a gathering of shops and instead put a larger accent on the additional high-quality offer — a combination of prominent fashion brands, restaurants, bars and other services inside this green and spacious oasis makes Centar Kaptol a place where its visitors can relax knowing that they can fulfill all their needs in a calm and pleasant atmosphere, or in other words — a place where the city goes for a break.

Besides upgrading the positioning with a new slogan, our role in this project included setting up the new visual identity and communication. This project represents an example of good rebranding practice for us because of the multidisciplinary approach that was present from the very beginning of the project back in 2019. In collaboration with Brigada, the agency in charge of the architectural redesign, we laid the foundation of all further work, which enabled us the implementation of the concept to the smallest details.

THE MODERN SOUL OF OLD ZAGREB

Not so long ago, the daily pace of Zagreb’s citizens was slower and more relaxed, and the laid back gatherings on the streets and in the green courts of the city centre were the backbone of social life. That same feeling of ease and beauty of living in old Zagreb will now be revived in the new Centar Kaptol, and that same vision of old Zagreb, with its culturally, socially and stylistically rich history, will serve as an inspiration for the new visual identity. Inspired by colors and motifs present in Zagreb’s archival photographs and historical architecture, the role of the new identity was to reconcile the city’s past with the living habits of the modern visitors and to envision the mall according to Brigada’s interior design inspiration — the modern soul of old Zagreb.

That’s why the main element of the visual identity is a monogram, an old branding symbol, whose pattern resembles that of forged fences surrounding Zagreb’s hidden courts. With that in mind, a couple of fences with custom-made pattern derived from the visual identity were placed in the interior. Along with the graphic elements, the presentation of the new identity was accompanied by photographs created in collaboration with studio Filburg and photography duo Matković & Vild. So, if you’re in search of time lost to the fast daily pace, you can find it inside Centar Kaptol. And if you’re in search of some examples of good rebranding practice, we have just the thing for you. Check out the visuals for this case below and see you on top of Tkalča street!