Platinum Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2024
Changi Terminal 2 New Airport Langage
- A' Design Award 2024 Platinum Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2024
- CLIENT: BOIFFILS Architectures
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 3,742,092
- Verification code 46A3630B37 · Verify this award
About Changi Terminal 2 New Airport Langage
Changi Terminal 2 is an airport interior covering 120000 square meters across three levels in Singapore. The existing terminal building was completely redesigned to focus on the traveler experience and on connections to natural elements. The interior is arranged as a journey across an indoor landscape of minerals, water features and vegetation in varied forms and densities. Artisanal materials made by small craft workshops are used throughout. Technology is largely concealed to keep natural elements visible and to provide a calm environment.
Basile Boiffils's Changi Terminal 2 New Airport Langage represents a distinguished contribution to contemporary transportation architecture, positioning itself within the broader discourse of biophilic design principles that seek to reestablish meaningful connections between built environments and natural systems. The work demonstrates remarkable technical achievement in its orchestration of the radial timber ceiling system, where precisely calibrated wooden elements fan outward from a central spine in a gesture that simultaneously references organic growth patterns, traditional craft techniques, and advanced parametric design methodologies, creating a visual rhythm that guides movement while establishing spatial identity. The chromatic strategy employs earth-toned warmth throughout, utilizing the natural beauty of wood grain and the golden luminosity of indirect lighting to create an atmosphere of welcome and calm that stands in thoughtful contrast to the often clinical character of transit infrastructure, while the integration of substantial planted areas introduces genuine biological presence rather than mere decorative gesture. The composition achieves its grandeur through careful attention to proportion and scale, with the soaring ceiling height balanced by the horizontal emphasis of the circulation path and the grounding weight of the substantial columns, creating a spatial experience that feels both uplifting and secure. The work may reference various architectural traditions from the vaulted naves of sacred spaces to the elaborate timber roofing of traditional pavilion architecture, reinterpreting these precedents through contemporary material technologies and environmental performance requirements. Viewers might contemplate how this design transforms the experience of transit from mere functional necessity into an opportunity for spatial wonder and momentary contemplation.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Boiffils Architectures completely redesigned an existing terminal building, Terminal 2 of Singapore’s internationally renowned Changi Airport, comprising 120,000m² across three levels. Our agency’s focused on traveler experiences and connections to the earth’s elements, particularly in the Departure and Arrival halls, and has provided Singapore with a new 21st-century gateway to the ‘Garden City’.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 120.000 square meter over three levels
- Tags
- Airport, Passenger's experience, Biophilic, Parametric, Natural materials, Craft, Garden, Landscape
- Production Technology
- Another major contributor to the human experience is Boiffils Architectures’ use of artisanal materials wherever possible. The agency is proud to have engaged craftsmen from very small firms to create many of the elements.
- Design Challenge
- As the first step in travel, airport experiences can be daunting. Boiffils Architectures endeavored to create a serene multi-sensory environment allowing passengers to enjoy the calming effects of nature. The project was designed as a journey across an indoor landscape encompassing minerals, water features, and lush vegetation in various forms and densities.
- Project Duration
- After submitting our winning bid in late 2018, we spent most of the first year to further develop our design concept. Construction of Terminal 2 at Changi Airport broke ground in 2020, and opening began in phases in 2022. On November 1, 2023, an official ceremony unveiled the entire complex, several months ahead of schedule.
- Operation Flow
- Beyond just attempting to put forth an eco-friendly project, our focus was really on creating a calming environment for travelers, and in doing so, it has become a benchmark for this type of ecological design.
- Research
- The entire project is a dialogue between technology and nature, but with the technology largely concealed to highlight the natural elements. The technology provides comfort and efficiency, but the human focus is what defines the user experience.
- Inspiration
- We prioritized passenger pleasure and comfort through punctuations of visual, auditory, and interactive experiences. Our proposal placed the priority on the traveler experience, rather than on the management of passenger flow. The idea was to romanticize the airport experience, infusing pleasurable moments into increasingly stressful travel scenarios through a series of visual, audio, and interactive stimuli
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Changi Airport Group - Fabian Ong
Image #2: Changi Airport Group - Fabian Ong
Image #3: Changi Airport Group - Fabian Ong
Image #4: Changi Airport Group - Fabian Ong
Image #5: Changi Airport Group - Fabian Ong - Patents
- Copyrights belong to Changi Airport Group, 2023
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