Tampa International Airport was undergoing a major upgrade and visual update including their retail offerings in the main terminal and at the airside gates. The client came to Sol Design Studio with a corner anchor location right of the exit of Airside E’s terminal TSA checkpoint. Careful consideration and design efforts were put into the layout and storefront position to entice patrons to enter the store by opening and cantilevering the storefront at the corner. Reinforcing this draw was positioning the pastries and coffee close to the entry to further entice the traveling customers with aromatic food items.
The space is shared by two distinctly different brands each with their brand color and varying graphics. Air Essentials focuses on comfortable quick traveling amenities for the busy traveler, while InTunes focuses on the travelers’ technology and gadget needs. Each store works to draw from each other while complimenting their services. Sol worked with the client’s interior designer, IDDI on the project.
