British Airways Lounge, Washington IAD

Graven designed the British Airways Lounge at Washington Dulles International Airport, following the ‘BA Galleries Lounges’ brand concept that Graven developed for international roll-out.

The BA Lounge opened in preparation for the A380 inaugural flight from Washington Dulles.

Angeline Mayhead, Lounge Development Manager, British Airways said of Graven’s design “The design challenge at Washington was ensuring that we could accommodate the volume of guests departing on our new A380, whilst creating warm and welcoming zones within the lounge.”

“One of the largest lounges in North America and the first of our A380 lounges, the feedback has been tremendous with guests commenting on the thoughtful design scheme and luxurious spaces such as the Concorde Dining Room for guests travelling in First and the stylish Club Bar with views out to the runway and beyond. Graven has successfully continued to evolve the lounge design, adding the ‘wow’ factor yet retaining consistency across the portfolio of new lounges.”

Graven’s guidelines define the global standard across all lounges for BA. Used to explain concept principles and specifications to architects and designers around the world, each lounge also has its own locally influenced character and Graven collaborates with local architects, craftsmen and artists on each project internationally.