Hospitality Architecture · Ahmedabad
Dine In The Clouds
A full-scale aircraft transformed into one of India's most memorable destination dining experiences.
Project Overview
Designing an aircraft that never leaves the runway, but still delivers an unforgettable journey.
Dine In The Clouds is a destination hospitality project that transforms a retired passenger aircraft into an immersive restaurant experience.
Rather than treating the aircraft as a novelty object, FD Design approached it as architecture—carefully orchestrating arrival, circulation, lighting, seating, and spatial drama while preserving the unmistakable identity of aviation.
Every intervention balances functionality with emotion, creating a dining destination that attracts visitors long before they experience the cuisine.
Project Type
Destination Restaurant
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Design Scope
Architecture Interior Design Landscape
Experience
Hospitality Aviation Dining
The Design Story
More than an aircraft.
A destination.
The project celebrates aviation as an experience rather than simply an object.
From arrival through boarding and into the dining cabin, every transition has been choreographed to evoke anticipation while ensuring operational efficiency.
Lighting, landscape, circulation, and architecture work together to transform an iconic aircraft into an unforgettable hospitality destination.
Architectural Graphics
Design documentation
that shaped the project.
Project Reels
Architecture designed
to be experienced.
Watch the journey of Dine In The Clouds through cinematic walkthroughs and construction highlights.
Customer Feedback
Customer Feedback
Customer Feedback
Customer Feedback
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Aircraft Conversion
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Destination Dining
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Night Experience
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Social Media Landmark
Journey
From vision to destination.
Every hospitality project evolves through multiple stages of exploration, refinement and execution.
01
Concept
Initial idea of transforming an aircraft into an immersive hospitality destination.
02
Planning
Passenger circulation, kitchen planning, seating capacity and structural feasibility.
03
Design Development
Detailed architecture, interiors, façade and landscape integration.
04
Construction
Aircraft placement, structural modifications, finishing and lighting.
05
Launch
India's most memorable aeroplane dining destination opens to visitors.
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FD Design transformed an ambitious vision into an iconic destination that people travel to experience. Their attention to architecture, detail and visitor journey exceeded expectations.
Client Team
Dine In The Clouds
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