Unique Spaces is a 10+ year young real estate brand that has delivered well over 1.6 million sq. ft. of spaces all across the city. With 10+ landmark projects under their belt already, they were looking to become a brand name that stood apart from the rest.
As a company, Unique Spaces was all about doing things differently and better.
Where everyone else (within the domain of real estate) was content with doing a “satisfactory” job and providing “acceptable” levels of amenities and specifications, Unique Spaces was all about delivering beyond the ordinary to their customers with their thoughtful products.
Making compromises was a strict no-no to them, and quality (of product, service, and delivery) meant everything to them.
Our challenge here was to give Unique Spaces a powerful new identity with a touch of sophistication to it.
We wanted to make the brand stand out from the rest.
The challenge was to create an impactful persona within the B2B domain, which in turn would benefit their brands and projects in the B2C market. At the crux of it all, remained the need to have the right brand architecture.
Above all, we wanted to effectively communicate the fact that Unique Spaces was all about delivering products and services that were class-apart. For they wanted to become an aspirational real estate brand that was there to craft and deliver top-of-the-line products for their customers
This was something that we not only wanted to convey and communicate to the world out there but also internally within the company, no less.
We wanted to create brand communication that would inspire Unique Spaces’ internal stakeholders as much as its external ones, in a way that became the very foundation of the company’s culture and philosophy.
The logo was fine-tuned to achieve a cleaner and more refined look. The font, size, and styling underwent changes, transitioning from a broad design to a finer one, giving the logo a striking yet simple connotation.
The colour of the ‘US’ lettering was subtly tweaked, shifting from a glossy yellow hue to a dull golden shade, imparting a more lavish and sophisticated feel. Lastly, the positioning line was updated and integrated into the logo unit.
The way to precisely build a brand is to understand its very DNA.
To know their strengths and their opportunities, and to play them all up in any brand communications and collaterals that follow.
Unique Spaces exuded a confident and bold persona, along with their modus operandi of not following the crowd.
We believed that they showcased a strong tendency not to go along with conventions and norms and aimed to set new benchmarks.
Following an exhaustive 8-step research process that involved engaging with customers, stakeholders, employees, and sales personnel, we undertook an evaluation of the effectiveness of the brand’s previous tagline, ‘Enriching Lifestyles.’
Subsequently, we introduced a new brand positioning, ‘Built To Differ.’ This positioning reflects the brand’s core values of integrity, exclusivity, innovation and creating a difference.
The brand positioning allowed and provided momentum for the company to take actions that communicated the same. It served as a precursor for everything that Unique Spaces aimed to introduce to the market. "Built To Differ" is therefore a classic example of how brand positioning can dictate actions and create a difference.
The launch of their sub-brands (Flow & Envogue) gives us a glimpse into how even the realtor intrinsically incorporates the positioning philosophy and puts their words into strategic action.
Our branding campaigns, starting with the "We the Difference" campaign and a subsequent one centred around the core values of ‘Unique Spaces,’ were developed to align with this new tagline.
Additionally, we implemented a sub-brand structuring strategy to streamline the various brands that Unique Spaces has built, including K Better Homes (Residential Spaces), Flow (Retail Spaces), and Envogue (Avant-Garde Residences).
To amplify the brand’s reach in a charismatic manner, an anthem was orchestrated as well as a theatre ad to spread the rapture.
In a world saturated by traditional advertising methods, the "Zero Hoardings" campaign sets new and never-seen-before benchmarks in creativity and environmentally responsible publicising. This campaign, released digitally, was a symbol of their continued pursuit to do things differently.
Complementing this, the "Social Etiquette" campaign was carried out to increase social consciousness with a touch of artistic expressiveness.
The website design played a pivotal role, bringing a sense of cohesiveness to the entire brand. It adhered to the right structure and harmonised seamlessly with our visual aesthetics.
To instill and fortify brand values among all employees and stakeholders, engagement activities were conducted. Office spaces were thoughtfully branded, serving as tangible expressions of these values in action.
Unique Spaces deviated from conventional methods of advertising, notably ATL platforms, and carved out a dominant presence on digital platforms, accompanied by strong internal communications.