PROJECT
UNITED AIRLINES
GLOBAL FIRST LOUNGE
AND UNITED CLUB
AT TERMINAL 2
HEATHROW
United Airlines were the first carrier to operate out of
Terminal 2 when it opened in June 2014. United wanted
to reinforce their new design concept previously launched
at Chicago O’Hare airport which aims to signpost
passengers with distinct design elements which reflect the
lounge’s location. 3DReid worked closely with Chicagobased practice Solomon Cordwell Buenz on designs for
the interiors of the United Global First Lounge aimed at first
and business class passengers.
Features include a long, sweeping bar, floor-to-ceiling
windows with views of the airfield, and high-quality finishes
throughout including a large Big Ben replica clock in the
tea lounge section. The United Global First section had a
bronze colour theme and the United Club section had a
silver/chrome theme, both reflected in the ceiling choices.
CHALLENGE
The ceiling layout was
particularly complex, utilising a
number of ceiling finish levels
and interfacing with joinery
products. Additionally there
were a number of access
requirements from the ceiling
due to the quantity of services
and the final outcome achieved
full void access without reducing
the integrity of the aesthetic.
3DReid originally approached
Armstrong due to their previous
work with the practice. It was
critical that they worked with a
UK supplier to achieve the cost
and programme requirements of
the project as the construction
programme was particularly
tight, from July 2013 to May
2014, with the terminal opening
in June 2014.
Ceiling Contractor
HLS Installations
Main Contractor
ISG Group PLC
Architect
3DReid
1900 max. ctrs.
1900 max. ctrs.
U-profile
M6 threaded rod
J-bar
clamping bracket
20mm spacing bracket
(see detail 3)
tek screw
1180
1900 max. ctrs.
hook on access bracket
1180 - tile size
20
1200
1200 - module size
1180 x 1180mm hook on tile
20
1180
1200
tile swings down on 'hook on access bracket'
Armstrong RH-225
BESPOKE SOLUTIONS
Some 800m2 of Armstrong’s Axiom Knife Edge 9290mm
x 1200mm canopies with a mixture of perforated metal
MicroLook 8 tiles in a pearl beige finish with fleece, the
bespoke RH-225 metal hook-on ceiling system, also in
pearl beige as well as brushed aluminium satin and signal
white, and the Microperforated 600mm x 600mm S-Clip
F swing-down tiles with fleece installed on the System
3000 concealed grid in signal white – were specified to
complement this design.
There were a number of metallic finishes within the project
and it had been critical that the ceiling tiles complemented
the skirting, flooring, trims and sockets but Armstrong
provided a number of iterations through design development
and worked hard to achieve a finish that matched the
client’s design aspirations.
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