Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 has now reopened with new immersive experiences following three and a half years of engineering and expansion works.
Inspired by nature, T2 is now home to a 14-metre-tall digital waterfall display called The Wonderfall set amid a vertical garden in the departure hall.
In the departure transit area, a new garden called Dreamscape includes an array of plants against a landscaped backdrop and brought to life via a digital sky.
Tan Lye Teck, Changi Airport Group’s programme director for the T2 expansion project, said: “Changi Airport has always been pushing the boundaries of airport service and innovation, while staying ahead of the latest trends in digital as well as retail and dining offerings.
“With T2, we sought to enhance the passenger experience, bringing together a modern terminal inspired by nature, with immersive digital experiences, innovative technology, as well as transformative retail and dining concepts that create a sense of place.”
Additionally, Changi Airport has added more retail and dining outlets in T2, including Southeast Asia’s first Funko pop-up, and a duty free store featuring a robot bartender.
The T2 expansion project has added more than 21,000 square metres to the terminal building, as well as five million passengers per annum to Changi’s capacity.
New digital waterfall and garden
Changi Airport opened its 10-storey Jewel expansion in April 2019. The £951 million entertainment destination boasts the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, as well as a giant trampoline and an art sculpture that doubles up as slides.
Highlights in Jewel also include a hedge maze and a mirror maze, a petal garden, a topiary walk, and grassy areas that emit mist so that children feel like they’re playing in the clouds.
Last year, the airport hosted a Monet-themed digital art experience in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
