Brussels Airport Connector in Belgium by UNStudio

Article source: UNStudio

The design for the Brussels Airport Connector Building focuses on providing a highly efficient, flexible infrastructural element that connects to and negotiates the existing airport architecture. The connector is part of the future ambition of the Brussels Airport to create a European hub in Brussels. The design approach ensures cohesive functioning of the three buildings, with the Connector Building establishing a seamless connection between the two contrasting identities of the terminal and Pier A, whilst simultaneously creating its own new identity.

Aerial View

• Architect: UNStudio
• Name of Project: Brussels Airport Connector
• Location: Brussels, Belgium
• Client: The Brussels Airport Company NV
• Building surface: 23182m2
• Programme: Connector building between the Terminal and Pier A

Night View Final

• Status: Competition entry
• Credits
  • UNStudio: Ben van Berkel, Gerard Loozekoot with Wesley Lanckriet and Joerg Petri, Maud van Hees, Milena Stopic, Perrine Planché, Deepak Jawahar, Hans Kooij, Benjamin Moore
• Advisors:
  • Local architect: M. & J-M. Jaspers-J. Eyers & Partners
  • Structural advisors: Ney+Partners and Technum-Tractebel Engineering
  • Visuals: MIR and Moka-Studio

Terminal A

The Connector incorporates logistical efficiency in handling passenger flows, security and operational processes. Additionally, opportunities for commercial activity are maximised with the newly expanded, double-storey commercial area of the Connector, creating a fully-integrated retail zone as the main programmatic spine. The post-screening area with fast duty-free shopping and a horizontal organisation gradually morphs into a double-height central plaza housing the main cafe, from where the high-end boutique stores begin. Surrounding the central plaza is the elevated Cockpit – the highest occupiable point of the Connector with a light cafe boasting the best views of the bustling plaza and shopping area below, as well as the fleeting fields of airplanes outside.

Cockpit

Envelope exploded diagram

3D Line

Tags: Belgium, Brussels

Category: Infrastructure

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