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VIRGIN ATLANTIC LOUNGE

Haley
Slavitt

The concept driving the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class
Lounge at Newark Airport is transcendence. While pas-
sengers are already on a specific journey, the lounge will
allow them to feel as though they are beyond the limits of
all possible prior experiences and knowledge. When first
stepping into the entrance, passengers will feel as though
they are ascending through abstract clouds, not knowing
exactly what the journey will lead to ahead.
Making their way through the clouds, they will enter the
spacious lounge. The lounge is designed with a series of
spaces, each addressing the specific needs of passengers,
whether they want to eat, drink, or just simply relax. These
spaces curve and bend, allowing for both social and inti-
mate experiences and moments that are light and dark.
Materials are elegant and natural, and polished: marble,
stone, polished chrome, oak, and brass are complemented
by wools and leathers in rich colors such as blues, greens
and purples.
Visually, these spaces are designed to encourage passen-
gers to explore what is just beyond, across, or through
the space they are experiencing at that moment, allowing
for transcendence from beginning to end on this journey.

Degree: Loyola Marymount University, BA Urban Planning.
hslavitt@gmail.com

Faculty: Hayes Slade

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