The new, expanded International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is now open. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) led the design team, replacing a 50-year-old arrivals facility with a dynamic structure nearly five times bigger, dramatically improving the passenger experience. The IAF comprises an aerial walkway the longest of its kind in the world a Grand Hall, and a secure corridor to increase the number of international-capable gates.
“This is an all-new welcome to our region and airport for an international traveler, and it’s a dramatic improvement,” says Lance Lyttle, Managing Director of SEA Airport. “Everything from the views out the windows, the iconic walkway, and the intuitiveness of the facility make this an exceptional customer experience.”
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Jackson Hole Airport’s existing back-of-house rental car operations facilities were poorly organized, outdated, and no longer met contemporary sustainability standards. To better handle these functions at the nation’s only airport situated within a National Park, a new Quick Turn-Around (QTA) Facility was developed. The QTA is located on the south edge of the airport; its orientation derived from the existing east access road and the west row of buildings and hangars. Overall site planning and space program information was provided by the Jackson Hole Airport based on existing constraints, increasing demand, as well as future phasing and growth of airport development. The new facility provides a simple, site sensitive yet bold solution. At peak operation, each rental company can run approximately 200 cars through the facility per day.
The newly opened expansion of Helsinki Airport brings adventure and romance back to air travel. It also improves the functionality of the airport, built in multiple phases starting from the 50s. In 2016, the airport operator Finavia launched a design competition for the expansion and modification of terminal 2. The competition task included relocating the departures and arrivals halls to a new building so that the existing departures hall of terminal 2 could be turned into Schengen gate areas.
The 43,000 SqM departures and arrivals building comprises two distinct volumes; the first defined by its wooden ceiling, the second by its blue color. In addition to the departures and arrivals halls, the first volume contains a multimodal travel center, and the second the areas for security control, customs and baggage reclaim. As the new building connects directly to the old one, it follows the traditional logic of separating the flows of departing and arriving passengers onto different levels.
This project began after ordering from a customer who wanted to build a hangar to house aircraft and related machines.
The chosen place was the land where his country house is located, with a large area and strong relationship with nature. It is easily accessible by road BR-101.
Two large lakes organize the internal ways of the area. At one side is located the existing house and, on the other side the new construction.
As of May 2021, the site of Berlin-Tegel Airport will be developed into a research and industrial park for urban technologies, the Berlin TXL–Urban Tech Republic. The buildings of the airport, holistically designed by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects (gmp), have been listed as historic monuments since 2019 and will be adapted to house new functions. The urban design and architectural heart of the site will remain the central terminal building with entrance hall and tower, which will be transformed by gmp into a start-up and innovation center.
Gagarin Airport named after Yuri Gagarin, the first man in human history who flew into space, is the new Saratov international airport with a total area over 23 000 m².
VOX Architects chief goal was to design in the airport a contemporary and comfortable VIP-lounge with an area of 1 044 m² and all its functional spaces in compliance with high international standards.
International architecture practice, 10 Design, unveils winning scheme for China Fortune’s 243,768sqm contemporary mixed use destination as part of the wider redevelopment of an old military airport in Nanjing, China.
The new Multi-Modal Terminal at O’Hare International Airport connects the airport’s ground transportation options in one spot. Connected to the airline terminals by a 1-1/2 mile extension of the Airport Transit System (ATS), or people mover, it is a welcoming and convenient gateway to Chicago for arriving visitors.
Project: Multi-Modal Terminal O’Hare International Airport
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Photography: Hall+Merrick
Cost: $841 million (including ATS extension)
Project Team: City of Chicago, Department of Aviation, Owner Ross Barney Architects, Design Architect TranSystems, Architect of Record, Transportation Engineer, Lead Consultant Delta Engineering, Mechanical Plumping, Fire Protection Engineer Singh & Associates, Electrical Engineer Walker Parking, Parking Layout Austin Power Partners, Construction Manager at Risk
The design of the TPS was based on the conception of a great longitudinal axis to concentrate the technical areas and vertical circulation, distributing the different functions around continuous and transparent spaces. A mixed structure of steel and concrete was proposed to allow great flexibility in the program, allowing adjustments along the time without interfering in the airport dynamics. The canopy design was specially designed to avoid specific reflections of sunlight towards the airplanes, and becomes a surprise element for the airplane passengers who view it from above – the fifth facade, essential for an airport.
Florianópolis International Airport underwent a privatization process in 2017. As required by the current operator, a terminal with two operational levels (boarding and landing) and ten boarding bridges was designed. This new structure was installed to the south of the main runway – in a territory with no previous occupation – in order to allow the existing terminal, on the opposite side of the complex, to be deactivated. To enable its implementation, new accesses from the city and new parking areas were built, as well as new taxiways and a new apron area/ramp.
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