Jeonghyeon Jin

Vait

2025

Airport beam seating

At airport gates, seating often appears sufficient, yet differing personal distance makes it difficult for people to sit side by side. From this familiar situation, the fixed partitions that dictate conventional seating patterns were reconsidered. The seating surface was redesigned as one continuous plane, allowing users to adjust their position and spacing freely. Structural lines were minimized to maintain clear sightlines and open circulation, while only the essential inclination and proportions needed for long waits were retained.


The system is built around a modular T-beam structure, with each seat detachable for straightforward maintenance. Its simplified frame meets the durability required in high-traffic public environments while preserving the visual clarity of a continuous surface. By reframing congestion as an issue of usage rather than seat quantity, the design enables users to negotiate distance more flexibly and extends to a variety of public waiting areas as a new approach that considers both psychological spacing and spatial efficiency.

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