Located in Heathrow Airport Terminal 2, the new Pret A Manager flagship offers the perfect store for busy travellers to grab a quick coffee and snack.
Occupying a unit of 4400sq ft, the new flagship store was designed by InsideOut – a London-based architectural firm. The firm were tasked with creating a store that streamlined customer flow and allowed for high-quality and fast service in an extremely busy airport environment. To achieve this task, InsideOut opened up the stores façade to accommodate customer footfall.
The store features Pret’s iconic burgundy colour as well as digital displays that showcase the stores offers and a seating area that looks back into the terminal.
Chris Park, InsideOut Founding Director, commented: “InsideOut are no strangers to the often-challenging world of airport interiors, having completed over 20 airside projects over the last 10 years. Our design for this project combines the classic Pret A Manger look with their revived secondary colour palette to bring consistency to their brand recognition and a uniqueness to this Terminal 2 store. Reviewing passenger and operational flow in depth lead to this simple, open and natural floor arrangement. Warm joinery ties the whole shop together in this modern industrial aesthetic, with playful tones in the linings and upholstery offering guests a spacious and refreshing environment prior to their onward travel.”
