Airport lounges often blur into a sterile, climate-controlled anonymity. Design Stack set out to break this sameness. The 080 Lounge at T2, Bengaluru International Airport, winner of Gold at the 2025 CII Design Excellence Awards, is conceived as an antidote to lounge fatigue.
The Strategy: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All
A layered visual framework replaces the standard airport palette. If this is a traveller’s last impression of India, it should be one to remember.
The Concept: India in the Plural
The lounge unfolds as a passage through India’s many landscapes, organised as a series of distinct yet interconnected “neighbourhoods.” Nomenclature, moodboards, and sensory directions across mixed-use spaces ensure each zone offers something different.
