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is designed as an organic structure • Portal: This installation, which is "The arrival and departure from an
composed of three morphing garden- scheduled to launch in the arrival airport is the first and last impression
like exterior walls. These nature walls and departure area in 2023, will take you have of the city you are visiting. Our
house a whimsical interior where the form of a helical structure whose role was therefore to define the identity
guests are immersed in a 360 degree exterior and interior are covered and history of each of the works in order
interactive world featuring scenes with a multitude of screens that to create unforgettable emblems, thus
from Mars, swims with manatees, unfold 360 degrees across four floors defining the airport's identity. Our goal is
fireflies, and fish. The content covers in 32 high resolution screens. to always make the technology invisible to
2,979 square feet LED panels on both leave audiences in complete awe."
sides of three curved walls. Up to 30 The Experiential Media Environment – Thibaut Duverneix
full body users’ movements are tracked (EME) project was a collaborative effort Founder and CEO of Gentilhomme,
in 3D in real-time and are transformed among the Greater Orlando Aviation Creative Director of the multimedia
into interactive silhouettes on screen to Authority, Gentilhomme Studio, Sardi mandate for Orlando International
engage in a collaborative, participatory, Design, Burns Engineering, MRA Airport's Terminal C dw
and immersive experience. Using International Group, Hahn International,
the magic of technology, the nature- SACO, Smart Monkeys, Electrosonic, and www.gentilhomme.com/en/
based photorealistic content brings many more.
tranquility and peace to a typically
stressful environment, transforming
the airport into an oasis, while
seamlessly blending into the
architecture.
• Windows on Orlando: Designed
as an expansive panoramic reveal,
the core identity is expressed
as an architectural element
which blends seamlessly into the
airport’s architecture. A triptych
of 32-foot-high screens spanning
114 feet gives the illusion of
three windows that open up onto
mesmerizing scenes that celebrate
Orlando. Gentilhomme's in-house
cinematographers, along with a
local production team, shot with
12K resolution cameras at more
than 20 different locations within a
50-kilometer radius of the airport.

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