A cocoon of respite in Le Balcon, Air France’s business class lounge designed by Mathieu Lehanneur

With each passing year, airports around the world have become increasingly overcrowded, overwhelming in the mindless crush of harried passengers jammed into corridors and spaces that were never designed to accommodate such numbers.

随着时间的流逝，世界各地的机场变得越来越拥挤不堪，拥挤在拥挤的走廊和空间里的乘客无动于衷，而这些走廊和空间的设计从来就无法容纳这么多人。

In our experience, the best antidote is a stiff pre-boarding drink. For passengers fortunate enough to be blessed with upper-tier miles and lounge access, the options don’t come any swankier than the newly minted Le Balcon. Located in Air France’s Business Class Lounge at Charles de Gaulle, the 160 sqm bar is the work of French designer Mathieu Lehanneur who literally draws in the exterior spectacle of planes landing and taking off by lining the ceiling edges with gilt mirrors that are stippled like the keys of a giant piano to create what he describes as a space ‘suspended between heaven and earth’.

根据我们的经验，最好的解药是硬性的登机前饮料。对于有幸拥有上层里程和休息室通道的乘客来说，这些选择不会比新制造的Le Balcon更时髦。这座160平方米的酒吧位于法国航空公司(Air France)位于戴高乐(Charles De Gaulle)的商务级酒廊内，是法国设计师马蒂厄·莱汉纽尔(Mathieu Lehanneur)的作品。在飞机着陆和起飞的外部场景中，他用镀金镜面衬托天花板边缘，这些镜子就像巨大钢琴的琴键一样，画出了他所说的“悬空在天地之间”的空间。

Hyperbole aside, the effect is one of cloistered exclusivity, an experience that Lehanneur reinforces with capsule banquettes which encircle both the room and the central white marble-topped bar. Lined with plush blue velvet – and accessorised with a pedestal side table and connectivity – these were apparently inspired by theatre box-seats and offer a sense of quiet privacy we imagine passengers continue to cling to as they trudge to the boarding gate.§

撇开夸张不说，它的效果是一种与世隔绝的排他性，Lehanneur通过包住房间和中央白色大理石顶酒吧的胶囊宴会强化了这一体验。里边是毛绒蓝色天鹅绒-配上一张基座边桌和连接-这些显然是受到剧院包厢座椅的启发-并且提供了一种安静的隐私感，我们想象乘客们在艰难地走到登机口时会继续紧抓着。