在伦敦标志性的希思罗机场，位于2号航站楼的路易威登体验空间由建筑师Marc Fornes打造，其形态宛如一段机身般的体量，仿佛降落于航站楼内部。该项目将建筑、时尚、美食与奢华融为一体，在一个富有表现力的建筑形态中同时容纳由Cyril Lignac主理的Le Café与Louis Vuitton门店。

At London’s iconic Heathrow Airport, the Louis Vuitton experience in Terminal 2 is shaped by architect Marc Fornes as a fuselage-like volume that appears to have landed within the terminal. The project brings together architecture, fashion, food, and luxury by housing both Le Café by Cyril Lignac and the Louis Vuitton store within a single, expressive architectural form.

▼项目整体外观，Overall view of the project © Louis Vuitton

从远处看，这一围合形态呈现出一个动态且具空气动力学特征的整体。其连续曲面、纤薄轮廓与拼装表面令人联想到飞机机身的构造逻辑。建筑以一个垂直界面升起，随后向前弯折并展开为包裹性的体量，既显轻盈又高度工程化。玻璃开口被精确嵌入外壳之中，在咖啡厅、门店与航站楼之间维持视觉连续性，同时强化了栖居于一个被构建的、暂时停驻的移动物体之中的感知。

From a distance, the enclosing form reads as a dynamic, aerodynamic body—its continuous curvature, thin profile, and assembled surface recalling the logic of an aircraft fuselage. Rising as a vertical plane before bending forward and unfolding into an enveloping volume, the architecture appears lightweight yet highly engineered. Glass openings are precisely positioned within the envelope, maintaining visual continuity between the café, the store, and the terminal, while reinforcing the sensation of inhabiting a constructed, mobile object momentarily at rest.

▼机身式体量嵌入航站楼内部，Fuselage-like volume embedded within the terminal © Henry Woide

这一雕塑性的结构将咖啡厅界定为一个可被占据的体量，并向外延展形成门店立面，构建出一个连续的建筑外壳，将零售与餐饮空间无缝连接。该体量自构思之初即被设定为一个完全可运营的咖啡空间，其形态以工程物体般的精度进行塑造，组织入口、门槛与流线，同时在咖啡厅、门店以及持续流动的旅客之间建立调节关系。通过其标志性的有机语言，Fornes将不同功能整合于一个连续形态之中，使其在开放、可读与通透之间取得平衡。

This sculptural structure defines the café as an inhabitable volume while extending outward to form the store’s façade, establishing a continuous architectural envelope that seamlessly connects retail and dining. Conceived from the outset as a fully operational coffee space, the volume is shaped with the precision of an engineered object, organizing entrances, thresholds, and circulation while mediating between the café, the store, and the constant flow of travellers. Using his signature organic language, Fornes integrates distinct programs into a continuous form that remains open, legible, and breathable.

▼门店主立面，Store’s main façade © Henry Woide

▼门店侧立面，Store’s side façade © Henry Woide

这里所说的通透性不仅关乎空间层面，也涉及性能层面。建筑外壳被构想为一个分层系统，通过一个经过精确校准的内部体量，将咖啡厅围合空间与其外层表皮分隔开来。这一中间区域作为一个大型空气腔体运作，使一种非传统的空气流通策略得以实现，从而同时服务于咖啡厅与周边航站楼大厅空间。

Breathability here is not only spatial, but also a matter of performance. The architectural envelope is conceived as a layered system, with a calibrated inner volume separating the café enclosure from its outer skin. This intermediate zone operates as a large air plenum, enabling a non-conventional airflow strategy that supports both the café and the surrounding terminal concourse.

▼门店主立面近景，Store’s main façade close view © Henry Woide

▼门店侧立面近景，Store’s side façade close view © Henry Woide

这种性能逻辑直接影响了结构的孔隙率设定。在外壳的下部区域，其表皮的孔隙率接近百分之五十，使空气能够在建筑结构中自由流动。当表皮本身既承担结构功能又为自承式构造时，实现如此程度的开放性尤为具有挑战。在此，穿孔并非作为表面装饰处理，而是被整合进外壳的结构逻辑之中，在气流、强度与空间清晰度之间取得平衡。

This performance logic directly informs the porosity of the structure. Along the lower portion of the envelope, the skin reaches nearly fifty percent porosity, allowing air to circulate through the architecture. Achieving such openness is particularly demanding when the skin itself is structural and self-supported. Here, perforation is not applied as a surface treatment but integrated into the structural logic of the envelope, balancing airflow, strength, and spatial clarity.

▼零售空间入口，Retail space entrance © Henry Woide

▼餐饮空间入口，Dining space entrance © Henry Woide

▼餐饮空间内部，Dining space interior © Henry Woide

在体量顶部，一个圆形天窗将多重建筑与技术需求整合为一个单一的结构动作。它既参与消防与安全策略，同时作为一个压缩环稳定外壳并吸收结构力。同时，该构件还隐蔽地整合了必要的包括喷淋系统、照明、悬挂点与安防系统的机电系统，使技术基础设施被嵌入建筑体量之中，而非以独立构件形式外露。

At the crown of the volume, a circular oculus consolidates multiple architectural and technical requirements into a single structural gesture. It contributes to fire and safety strategies while acting as a compression ring that stabilizes the envelope and absorbs forces. At the same time, it discreetly accommodates essential services—including sprinklers, lighting, hanging points, and security systems—allowing technical infrastructure to be embedded within the architectural body rather than expressed separately.

▼俯瞰顶部圆形天窗，Aerial view of the circular oculus at the crown © Henry Woide

▼圆形天窗近景，Circular oculus close view © Henry Woide

近距离观察时，可以看到更为精细的构造层次：精确的穿孔图案与超薄铝板通过可见铆钉拼装而成。这些细部直接呼应飞机制造工艺，通过材料逻辑与装配方式强化“机身”隐喻，同时呼应路易威登所代表的工艺精神与精度标准。

Up close, a finer resolution emerges through precise perforated patterns and ultra-thin aluminum panels assembled with visible rivets. These details directly reference aircraft construction, reinforcing the fuselage metaphor through material logic and assembly techniques, while echoing the craftsmanship and precision associated with Louis Vuitton.

▼吧台陈设近景，Bar display close view © Henry Woide

▼铆钉拼装细部，Riveted panel assembly detail © Henry Woide

▼穿孔铝板表皮细部，Perforated aluminum skin detail © Henry Woide

嵌套于这一建筑体量之中的Le Café by Cyril Lignac，在航站楼持续流动的节奏中提供了一处暂停的场所。通过精心处理的开口，咖啡厅内部景象被层层揭示；与此同时，该空间在整体出发与抵达的人流中形成一个柔和而界定清晰的环境。这是一个不同创意领域相互交汇的场所——它们通过一个塑造空间、整合性能，并最终“降落”于希思罗的建筑形态被统一在一起，构成路易威登在希思罗的完整体验。

Nested within this architectural volume, Le Café by Cyril Lignac offers a moment of pause within the terminal’s continuous movement. Views into the café are revealed through carefully articulated openings, while the space itself provides a soft yet clearly defined environment within the larger flow of departures and arrivals. It is a place where different creative worlds meet—united by an architectural form that shapes space, integrates performance, and ultimately lands the Louis Vuitton experience at Heathrow.

▼航站楼流线中的暂停空间，Pause within the terminal circulation © Henry Woide

Project:

Louis Vuitton at Heathrow Terminal 2

Architect:

Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY

In collaboration with Louis Vuitton Architecture

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Location:

Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport, London, UK

Commissioner:

Louis Vuitton

Photography:

Henry Woide

Words:

Classics Of The Future | @cotf_classicsofthefuture