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Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport by UNStudio

Monday, December 18th, 2017

Article source: UNStudio

The UNStudio designed Kutaisi International Airport was recently voted one of the 13 most beautiful airports in the world by ‘Curbed magazine’ (May 2017).

Just four and a half years after its official opening (September 2012), the airport has grown rapidly from 12,915 passengers per year to more than 300,000 in 2016. Predictions for the low-cost airliner airport are such that it is expected to reach a capacity of close to 1,000,000 passengers by 2020. In order to facilitate this predicted growth UNStudio has now been invited to design a large extension to the existing terminal.

Image Courtesy © UNStudio

Architects: UNStudio
Project: Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport
Location: Kutaisi, Georgia
Photography: Nakanimamasakhlisi
Client: United Airports of Georgia LLC
Building surface: 4.500 m² + 13.000 m²
Building volume: 115.200 m3
Building site: 16.000m2

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King David the Builder’ International Airport in Kutaisi, Georgia by UNStudio

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

Article source: UNStudio

Kutaisi International Airport serves domestic and international flights for use by tourists, national politicians and international diplomats. The airport will become a central hub, with up to one million travellers targeted in 2014-2015, celebrating a leisure or activity holiday anywhere in the ever more popular destination of Georgia.

Image Courtesy © Nakaniamasakhlisi

Architects: UNStudio
Project: King David the Builder’ International Airport
Location: Kutaisi, Georgia
Photography: Nakaniamasakhlisi
Client: master plan and terminal: United Airports of Georgia LLC, Air Traffic Control Tower, offices and meteorological building: Sakaeronavigatsia Ltd.
Building surface: terminal 4,500m2, Control Tower and offices 1,800m2
Height Air Traffic Control Tower: 55m.
Building site: 12,000 m2
Programme: International Airport Terminal, Air Traffic Control Tower and Offices for Navigation
Timing: Concept Design 2011, design development and construction 2012-2013
Status: Completed
Structural consultant: MTM kft. Budapest
MEP consultant: SMG-SISU kft. Budapest
Landscape: OR else

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Kutaisi Airport in Georgia by UNStudio

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Article source: UNStudio

Ben van Berkel / UNStudio’s design for the new Kutaisi Airport officially presented yesterday by the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili

UNStudio’s design for the new Transfer Terminal and Air Traffic Control Tower for Kutaisi Airport was officially presented yesterday by the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who personally demolished one of the walls of the old airport yesterday announced, “”We will build an international airport here, which will take aircraft from Munich, Rome, Baku and other cities as of next year.”

Kutaisi Airport Departure

Architects: UNStudio
Project: Kutaisi Airport
Location: Kutaisi, Georgia
Client Terminal: United Airports of Georgia LLC
Client Air Traffic Control Tower and Offices: SAKAERONAVIGATSIA Ltd.
Building surface: Terminal 4.000m2, Control Tower and Offices 1.750m2
Height Air Traffic Control Tower: 55m.
Building site: 11.000 m2
Programme: International Airport Terminal, Air Traffic Control Tower and Offices for Navigation
Status: Concept Design 2011, Construction 2012