Eindhoven Airport Terminal

Exterior view of the terminal at Eindhoven Airport.

Project Details

• Project Name: Eindhoven Airport Terminal
• Client: Eindhoven Airport
• Project Type: Interior Design
• Principal Designers: M+R interior architects
• Design Team: Hans Marechal, Marie-Louise Rooijmans
• Contractors: Heijmans IBC, Mansveld, Kuijpers, Retera interior works, Gielissen
• Year of commencement of project: 2004
• Year of completion of project: 2005
• Location of site: Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Site Area: 13.500 square meters
• Cost of Execution: € 14.100.000

View of the check-in counters at the terminal.

The Building

The new terminal at Eindhoven Airport is designed to process between 1.2 and 1.5 million business travellers and tourists every year. Besides channelling this traffic smoothly and safely through departures and arrivals, the airport offers them a pleasant space to pause, dine or interact within.

View of the 'small' hospitality zone in the departure area.

The new terminal is interpreted as a 'machine' that processes the primary flow of departing and arriving passengers through the terminal in an efficient manner. The departure, arrival and baggage halls are located on the ground level. The hospitality areas, offices and the panorama terrace are located on the level above.

View of the bar -- a 'medium' hospitality zone in the terminal.

The designers adopted primary colors to allow for ease of recognition of the various spaces and functions located within the terminal.

Interior view of the 'large' hospitality zone -- the restaurant.

A three pronged formula -- Small, Medium, Large -- was developed for the hospitality in the terminal in collaboration with Belvedair. The Large restaurant designed as part of this formula includes custom-designed furniture in a warm, attractive ambience marked with classic elements.

Credits

• Text: Courtesy of the architect
• Photographs by Fotostudio De Winter, Courtesy of the architect
• Compiled and edited by Varun Ajani