Linate Airport

Milan

Year: 2019

Client: Sea Milano Spa

Location: Milan

Performance: restyling of first floor departure area, passenger terminal, Ambience, Wayfinding, passport counters, Piazza Obikà.

Status: completed (tender awarded)

Architectural, structural and facilities project: Gnosis Progetti

The recovery of a new Terminal Identity strongly includes the concept of Green Vision. Theme on which the Sea company focuses a lot by confirming itself as a leader in the abatement of CO2 emissions by obtaining the recognition of the highest level of the European

Airport Carbon Accreditation program

.
We wanted to make this commitment visible through a green installation that will also have a valuable aesthetic function as well as a benefit on air quality.

The green element is an important component in recreating a sense of place by reducing travel-induced stress, allows for noise pollution reduction, improved air quality, and increased airport brand reputation.
We, therefore, created three large “pools” of about 20 meters each, capable of housing a roof garden.

The mix constituted by the new ceiling system, the new lighting system, the green system and the new furniture elements returns a warm and comfortable image capable of offering the passenger a calm and

comfortable atmosphere

during the delicate pre-flight operations.
New solutions have been found for the check-in desks and i-gates as well as for the pillars where, the use of brass and copper, appropriately treated with oxidation processes, gives these technical furnishings a warm and familiar design.

The desks were conceived as SEA brand identity elements, with a soft-edged design aimed at fostering the frontal relationship between operator and customer. The red side element constitutes a shelf at a lower elevation to ensure its use by disabled passengers.
The combination of all these interventions contributed to the