The newly refurbished Qantas International Business Lounge at Auckland Airport is designed as a calm, grounded retreat that reflects a distinctly New Zealand sense of place.
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Qantas
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
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The Qantas International Business Lounge at Auckland Airport has been reimagined as a welcoming, human-centred retreat that reflects a distinctly New Zealand sense of place.
Located upstairs after security, the lounge transforms the typical airport waiting experience into something more grounded and restorative. The brief centred on creating a calm, comfortable environment that encourages passengers to pause, relax and reset before their journey. Through a careful balance of materiality, lighting and planting, the space shifts from a high-traffic transit zone into a series of connected, inhabitable environments.
Planting plays a defining role in shaping both the atmosphere and experience of the lounge.
Drawing on the textures and layering of the New Zealand bush, the scheme uses a curated mix of bold palms, soft ferns and varied leaf forms to create depth and visual richness. Moss and bark toppings introduce additional tactility, reinforcing a natural, grounded aesthetic. Feature green walls act as focal points, while integrated planting throughout joinery and shelving ensures a consistent, immersive experience.
This layered approach softens the architectural framework, improves acoustic comfort and creates moments of intimacy within a larger open plan, allowing guests to move fluidly between spaces while maintaining a sense of calm.
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