Singapore's Changi Airport gets travelers back to nature with biophilic Terminal 2 renovation

2024-07-06T10:00:00-04:00

A new project from the Paris firm BOIFFILS Architectures at Changi Airport in Singapore has created a more “fluid gateway into the city” defined by gardens and a sensitivity to user experience that’s spread between its many varied elements and densities.

Their renovation and expansion of the existing Terminal 2 structure from the early 90s spans three levels, improving user comfort and passenger experience for travelers in a way that infuses calming stimuli and “[romanticizes] the airport experience” on the whole.

Photo credit: Changi Airport Group - Fabian Ong

More than others, this was a project that relied on a unique relationship between the client and design team. Managing Director Basile Boiffils explains: “Our proposal placed the priority on the traveler experience rather than on the management of passenger flow.”

Photo credit: Changi Airport Group - Fabian Ong

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Singapore's Changi Airport gets travelers back to nature with biophilic Terminal 2 renovation