DFS Van Don Airport

Retail
duty free shopping pavilion within airport concourse

A new pavilion for Vietnam’s Van Don Airport recalls the textures of mid-century Modernism and the rocky mountains of nearby Ha Long Bay.

Architecture
Interior
Project
DFS Van Don Airport
Location
Vietnam
Year
2019
Status
Built
Client
DFS Group
Contractor
Kingsmen Vietnam Company Ltd
Photography
Chimnon Studio
Team
Paul Tse, Evelyn Ting, Jessie Chui, Phoebe Fan, Sharon Kwan, Ethan Law, Ethan Loo
DFS Van Don Airport Pavilion Structure in Daylight
DFS Van Don Airport Pavilion Interior in Daylight
DFS Van Don Airport Pavilion Lighting
DFS Van Don Airport Pavilion Structure in Night time
DFS Van Don Airport Pavilion Structure in Night time
DFS Van Don Airport Pavilion Structure in Night time
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Located directly on the departures concourse, one of the main challenges for the pavilion lay in balancing a sense of enclosure with the need for product visibility. Three solid walls which house the back-of-house and display walls form the backbone of the pavilion, while pigmented concrete screen blocks form a visually transparent facade. A feature display for beauty products is installed at the far end, illuminated from above by a triangular skylight.

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