7.8.2008
New oasis at the centre of the transit area

New architectural gem at Copenhagen Airport: centrally located in the Terminal 3 square, the so-called “Cylinder” is made of wooden louvers running from floor to ceiling to achieve a transparent look. A selection of the best Danish designer furniture will be on display in the Cylinder until October, after which it will be converted into a book café.

A new 215-square-metre rotunda, called “the Cylinder”, is constructed from louvers of jatoba mahogany, the same material as the characteristic floors in the airport’s terminals. This helps create an atmosphere of serenity and a perception that the structure comes right up out of the floor. 

“The cylinder was built to create a delimited area in this large terminal building. The louvers are used to arouse interest: they make you want to see what is behind the round transparent walls,” said Kristian Slaarup Kongstad, head of the Real Estate Department of Copenhagen Airports A/S.   The idea behind the transparent look is to create an exciting room with daylight filtering through the louvers while also generating a light and transparent atmosphere in the terminals. The balcony in the Cylinder will open in the spring

of 2009, adding even more space and seating for passengers.

A selection of the airport’s designer furniture
In the coming months, the new Cylinder will be used to exhibit a small selection of the designer furniture used at Copenhagen Airport: pieces created by such well-known Danish designers as Arne Jacobsen, Jens Ammundsen, Thomas Alken and Hans J. Wegner.   
 
“One of the things Copenhagen Airport is world-famous for is its style and quality of design, and we want to keep this reputation. We have decided to display samples of our classic designer furniture until late summer this year. The furniture will serve both as an exhibition and as a quiet oasis where passengers can relax,” said Kongstad.
 
Many passengers relax with a book in the beautiful furniture, or just sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee. But many also spend their waiting time at the airport studying the signs describing the furniture and its design. After the exhibition closes, the area will be turned into a bookstore with a coffee concept.