Union SQ Travel Agency Inspired by Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center

Structure agency Leong Leong’s reference of Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Middle at JFK Airport for the Union Sq. Journey Company: A Hashish Retailer is one sly nod to the pursuit and pleasure of flying excessive – a extremely curated retail exhibition house leaning into the retro-futuristic particulars of Saarinen’s dynamic varieties with stark monochromatic simplicity.

The two,800-square-foot house operates not solely as a spot to peruse high-end hashish merchandise, but additionally capabilities because the model’s “laboratory and refuge.” USQTA commissioned the structure agency to design an area supposed to coach clients concerning the use and properties surrounding hashish. And thus Leong Leong created the 150-square-foot curvilinear Flower Lounge because the store’s centerpiece, framing an assortment of flowers, equipment, and paraphernalia complemented by inset and brightly illuminated shelving, and digital kiosks. 

A choose format of up to date vitrines are stationed all through to tempt curiosity, inviting clients to be taught concerning the numerous scent compounds associated to the crops’ signature terpenes. Afterward, the employees gives buyer suggestions matching their sensory preferences.

An software of soppy luminous gentle washes alongside the partitions of the house, with the ambient glow. We can’t assist however discover a couple of of our favourite cannabis-focused designs on their cabinets.

Embedded within the partitions and behind the checkout registers a 12-foot-long customized lighting factor glows, slowly altering hues over time.

“The design intention for our new house is tranquil, cheeky, sudden and approachable. Leong Leong has designed a surreal sanctuary that permits for a enjoyable escape with a nod to retro-futurism,” says Arana Hankin-Biggers, President of USQTA.

USQTA works in partnership with The Doe Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to serving to transition people from the trimmings of dependancy and crime, donating 51% of their earnings to reinvest into the rehabilitation program.

If you happen to occur to be in New York Metropolis and wish to board the Union Sq. Journey Company: A Hashish Retailer, enterprise over to 835 Broadway at thirteenth St. Open seven days per week with hours from 9am-11pm Sunday through Thursday and 9am-midnight throughout Friday and Saturday.

Gregory Han is a Senior Editor at Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, mountain climbing, tide swimming pools, and street journeys, a number of his adventures and musings could be discovered at gregoryhan.com.