"Long layovers usually mean seas of identical metal chairs, bright signage, and constant motion that makes rest feel impossible. Even premium lounges often feel like slightly nicer waiting rooms, not places with a point of view beyond arranging seating in rows. Schiphol's Lounge 2 sits in the flat Haarlemmermeer polder outside Amsterdam, which gave Beyond Space a specific landscape and design history to work with when redesigning the 1,000 square meter space."
"The studio looked at that polder and the Dutch De Stijl movement it inspired, particularly Mondrian's orthogonal paintings. His late Boogie-Woogie works are essentially abstractions of that landscape, grids of lines and colored planes forming rhythmic compositions. Beyond Space took those paintings as an organizing principle, using sequences of orthogonal lines and planes to define where and how people sit instead of just dropping furniture onto a floor."
"Instead of Mondrian's red, yellow, and blue, the designers used solid wood from European tree species Mondrian once painted in his early landscape work. That swap keeps the De Stijl grid and rhythm but trades visual shouting for warmth and calm. In a terminal full of screens and branding, the consistent wood tones and leather upholstery act like a noise-cancelling layer without resorting to beige blandness."
Long layovers usually present rows of identical metal chairs, bright signage, and constant motion that impede rest. Lounge 2 at Schiphol occupies the flat Haarlemmermeer polder, offering a landscape and design history reference. Designers looked to De Stijl and Mondrian's orthogonal paintings as an organizing principle, using sequences of lines and planes to define seating instead of placing furniture arbitrarily. Connected wooden seats form islands of varying sizes that integrate with architecture and create pockets for solo travelers, pairs, and groups. Solid European woods replace primary colors to introduce warmth and calm, while leather upholstery and integrated power outlets increase comfort and functionality.
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