The scheme has enhanced the quality of both the existing and new spaces. It has created different places and different ambiences along the route taken by passengers, while employing a coherent architectural language for the intervention as a whole.
The redesigned interiors reveal the conceptual purpose of adding a ‘sense of place’, by creating a particular atmosphere for this specific airport. This is apparent from the use of traditional Portuguese architectural elements, shapes and colours, reinterpreted to an unexpected and contemporary use.
