Changi Airport T2 Expansion, Singapore

Changi Airport Group

Programme Director : Tan Lye Teck

Architects ; Boiffils Architecture and RSP   Lighting : Ph. Almon

Botanical Design : Patrick Blanc

2019 to 2023

  • Christarium technical design by the architect Gilles Ebersolt in 2008 for Patrick Blanc, mostly reproduced at T 2 Dreamscape garden at Changi airport, Singapore

    Christarium technical design by the architect Gilles Ebersolt in 2008 for Patrick Blanc, mostly reproduced at T 2 Dreamscape garden at Changi airport, Singapore

  • Christarium structure by the architect Gilles Ebersolt for Patrick Blanc home in December 2008

    Christarium structure by the architect Gilles Ebersolt for Patrick Blanc home in December 2008

  • Christarium like Dreamscape Garden in the transit area for Changi T2, a proposition by Patrick Blanc for plants, pumps, lights and pebbles for the fish

    Christarium like Dreamscape Garden in the transit area for Changi T2, a proposition by Patrick Blanc for plants, pumps, lights and pebbles for the fish

  • Fish Pond pebbles and slates for the for the new transit garden inspired from the Christarium in Patrick Blanc's home for Changi T 2

    Fish Pond pebbles and slates for the for the new transit garden inspired from the Christarium in Patrick Blanc's home for Changi T 2

  • Patrick Blanc and a student on the transparent glass of the Christarium

    Patrick Blanc and a student on the transparent glass of the Christarium

  • Juxtaposition of transparent glass covered floor with free exposed water in Patrick Blanc's jungle home as the main inspiration for the new Dreamscape garden at Changi airport T 2

    Juxtaposition of transparent glass covered floor with free exposed water in Patrick Blanc's jungle home as the main inspiration for the new Dreamscape garden at Changi airport T 2

  • Christarium at Patrick Blanc home, full of plants and fishes, the main inspiration for Dreamscape Garden at Changi T 2, Singapore

    Christarium at Patrick Blanc home, full of plants and fishes, the main inspiration for Dreamscape Garden at Changi T 2, Singapore

  • Patrick Blanc's desk above the water at night with underwater lightiing, the main inspiration for the new Dreamscape garden at Changi T 2

    Patrick Blanc's desk above the water at night with underwater lightiing, the main inspiration for the new Dreamscape garden at Changi T 2

  • Malawi blue Mbuna Cichlids and Cryptocoryne cordata var. siamensis Rosanervig in the Christarium, Patrick Blanc Blanc Home

    Malawi blue Mbuna Cichlids and Cryptocoryne cordata var. siamensis Rosanervig in the Christarium, Patrick Blanc Blanc Home

  • Transparent glass covering the water in the Dreamscape Garden at Changi T2, similar to the Christarium in Patrick Blanc Home

    Transparent glass covering the water in the Dreamscape Garden at Changi T2, similar to the Christarium in Patrick Blanc Home

  • People in the Dreamscape Garden at Changi T2, walking on the transparent glass and looking at the fish in the same way as in the Patrick Blanc's home Christarium

    People in the Dreamscape Garden at Changi T2, walking on the transparent glass and looking at the fish in the same way as in the Patrick Blanc's home Christarium

  • Patrick Blanc observing the growth habit of Phyllanthus pulcher on a rock in the Dreamscape Garden, Changi T2 airport, Singapore, Nov. 2023

    Patrick Blanc observing the growth habit of Phyllanthus pulcher on a rock in the Dreamscape Garden, Changi T2 airport, Singapore, Nov. 2023

  • Malawi Cichlid fishes in the Dreamscape Garden at Changi Terminal 2

    Malawi Cichlid fishes in the Dreamscape Garden at Changi Terminal 2

  • Erawan waterfall in Thailand as a perfect inspiration for the structures proposed by Patrick Blanc for the Dreamscape Garden at Changi T2, Singapore

    Erawan waterfall in Thailand as a perfect inspiration for the structures proposed by Patrick Blanc for the Dreamscape Garden at Changi T2, Singapore

  • Mushroom shaped travertine rocks due to precipitation of calcium carbonate influenced by algae, mosses and liverworts, El Nicho, Cienfuegos, Cuba

    Mushroom shaped travertine rocks due to precipitation of calcium carbonate influenced by algae, mosses and liverworts, El Nicho, Cienfuegos, Cuba

  • Monophyllaea pendula on stalactites at a cave entrance, Gunung Mulu NP, Borneo, photo by Patrick Blanc, an inspiration for the new Dreamscape Garden at Changi T 2

    Monophyllaea pendula on stalactites at a cave entrance, Gunung Mulu NP, Borneo, photo by Patrick Blanc, an inspiration for the new Dreamscape Garden at Changi T 2

  • Sandstone tower rock observed by Patrick Blanc in Bako, Sarawak, a perfect inspiration for the Dreamscape Garden in Changi T2, Singapore

    Sandstone tower rock observed by Patrick Blanc in Bako, Sarawak, a perfect inspiration for the Dreamscape Garden in Changi T2, Singapore

  • Design by Patrick Blanc of the plant species names on the rocks of the Dreamscape Garden at Changi T 2

    Design by Patrick Blanc of the plant species names on the rocks of the Dreamscape Garden at Changi T 2

  • Patrick Blanc in the Dreamscape Garden, Changi T2 airport, Singapore, Nov. 2023

    Patrick Blanc in the Dreamscape Garden, Changi T2 airport, Singapore, Nov. 2023

  • Patrick Blanc lying on the transparent glass covering the fish pond full of Malawi cichlids in the Dreamscape Garden in Changi airport T2, Singapore, Nov. 2023

    Patrick Blanc lying on the transparent glass covering the fish pond full of Malawi cichlids in the Dreamscape Garden in Changi airport T2, Singapore, Nov. 2023

  • Patrick Blanc looking at the rocky structures covered by plants at Terminal 2, Changi airport, Singapore, Sept. 2023

    Patrick Blanc looking at the rocky structures covered by plants at Terminal 2, Changi airport, Singapore, Sept. 2023

  • Patrick Blanc inspired by his photos of plants growing in vertical cliff fissures in South Korea to create his plant designs for Immigration at Changi T 2, Singapore

    Patrick Blanc inspired by his photos of plants growing in vertical cliff fissures in South Korea to create his plant designs for Immigration at Changi T 2, Singapore

  • Green Signature at Emporium, a proposition by Patrick Blanc in May 2012 for the Emporium façade in Bangkok, still an inspiration for the Immigration hall at Changi T 2

    Green Signature at Emporium, a proposition by Patrick Blanc in May 2012 for the Emporium façade in Bangkok, still an inspiration for the Immigration hall at Changi T 2

  • Green Lightnings by Patrick Blanc for the exhibition Jardins, Grand Palais, Paris, 2017, an inspiration for the new Immigration hall at Changi T 2

    Green Lightnings by Patrick Blanc for the exhibition Jardins, Grand Palais, Paris, 2017, an inspiration for the new Immigration hall at Changi T 2

  • Changi T 2 Expansion, Arrival Immigration Esquisse

    Changi T 2 Expansion, Arrival Immigration Esquisse

  • South Immigration Hall at Changi T 2,, Plant Design by Patrick Blanc

    South Immigration Hall at Changi T 2,, Plant Design by Patrick Blanc

  • Patrick Blanc checking the growth of the plants in the Immigration area, Terminal 2, Changi airport, Singapore, Sept. 2023

    Patrick Blanc checking the growth of the plants in the Immigration area, Terminal 2, Changi airport, Singapore, Sept. 2023

  • Living green waves at the Immigration, Changi T 2, Singapore

    Living green waves at the Immigration, Changi T 2, Singapore

  • Patrick Blanc among the cascading Baeckea linifolia beside a waterfall, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia Jan. 2014, an inspiration for the digital waterfall at Changi T 2

    Patrick Blanc among the cascading Baeckea linifolia beside a waterfall, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia Jan. 2014, an inspiration for the digital waterfall at Changi T 2

  • Living plant photos by Patrick Blanc integrated in the Universe of Water Particles digital waterfall by TeamLab in 2016 for Ginza Six, Tokyo, an inspiration for Changi T2 airport

    Living plant photos by Patrick Blanc integrated in the Universe of Water Particles digital waterfall by TeamLab in 2016 for Ginza Six, Tokyo, an inspiration for Changi T2 airport

  • Living and Digital Waterfall by Patrick Blanc and TeamLab for C Future City in Shenzhen, an artistic project from 2018 and now an inspiration for the Changi T2 renovation

    Living and Digital Waterfall by Patrick Blanc and TeamLab for C Future City in Shenzhen, an artistic project from 2018 and now an inspiration for the Changi T2 renovation

  • Patrick Blanc with the VIP guests at the inauguration of the T 2 expansion in front of the Wonderfall, the digital waterfall surrounded by plants, 1st Nov. 2023

    Patrick Blanc with the VIP guests at the inauguration of the T 2 expansion in front of the Wonderfall, the digital waterfall surrounded by plants, 1st Nov. 2023

  • Patrick Blanc and the VIP guests in front of the Wonderfall on the inauguration day of the Changi T2 expansion and revamping, 1st Nov. 2023

    Patrick Blanc and the VIP guests in front of the Wonderfall on the inauguration day of the Changi T2 expansion and revamping, 1st Nov. 2023

  • Changi T 2 Airport Expansion, Gourmet Garden Esquisse

    Changi T 2 Airport Expansion, Gourmet Garden Esquisse

  • Patrick Blanc evaluating the size and the location of the mock up for the Food Street at Changi T 2, Nov. 2019

    Patrick Blanc evaluating the size and the location of the mock up for the Food Street at Changi T 2, Nov. 2019

  • Back Street Vertical Garden, Changi T2, Plant Design by Patrick Blanc

    Back Street Vertical Garden, Changi T2, Plant Design by Patrick Blanc

  • Patrick Blanc among tree trunks covered by Piper hancei, an inspiration from Nature for the entrance hall at Changi T 2, Shenzhen, China, Feb. 2018

    Patrick Blanc among tree trunks covered by Piper hancei, an inspiration from Nature for the entrance hall at Changi T 2, Shenzhen, China, Feb. 2018

  • Columns covered by plants in a Car Parking Eiffage, Ternes, a project by Patrick Blanc with Edouard François, Paris, 2005

    Columns covered by plants in a Car Parking Eiffage, Ternes, a project by Patrick Blanc with Edouard François, Paris, 2005

  • Patrick Blanc observing growth of plants on his Green Columns at Robinsons, Festival City, Dubai, Jan. 2018

    Patrick Blanc observing growth of plants on his Green Columns at Robinsons, Festival City, Dubai, Jan. 2018

  • Patrick Blanc looking at his plant species selection on the columns, Changi T2 airport, Singapore, March 2023

    Patrick Blanc looking at his plant species selection on the columns, Changi T2 airport, Singapore, March 2023

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