Connexxion Hoogzitter
A perch seat for airport buses that keeps your suitcase beside you and out of the aisle.
- Year
- 2016
- Role
- Design research & concept
- Client
- Connexxion
- Outcome
- 3rd prize · seat concept for the Schiphol airport express
On the Schiphol airport express buses, luggage ends up in the aisle. Connexxion asked for a better way. I took the bus from Schiphol to Leidseplein myself to see what happens: 8 out of 10 passengers had a trolley suitcase, and almost nobody used the luggage rack. People want their bag in sight, and close.
Where the suitcase ends up:
39% in front of the seat
32% next to the seat, in the aisle
18% standing in the aisle with its owner
11% in the luggage space
3D model — drag to turn it around
A seat with a place for your bag
The Hoogzitter (“high-seater”) is based on a stand-up chair. You lean against a bucket seat with lateral support, and a trolley grip holds your suitcase in place during the ride. A familiar tubular frame bolts straight to the bus floor.
Before and after:
