HyundaiCard Air Lounge

Incheon, South Korea

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HyundaiCard Air Lounge

Incheon, South Korea

Type

Transport + Infrastructure › Airport

YEAR

2010

The HyundaiCard Air Lounge shifts the paradigm of a traditional lounge by combining lounge, retail and museum programs. Rather than a static place for waiting, it is a dynamic space one passes through to better prepare for the trip ahead. Among the unique features in the lounge are a custom vending machine, fantastic dream-like art movies by Hiraki Sawa, and a personalized flight tracking system. Also, there are two virtual skylights in the black box, both of which move slowly through the color spectrum of the sky. Within the constraint of a small envelope, reflective surfaces provide visual relief while cove lighting plays up the ethereal atmosphere of the space.