Shenzhen Bao'an International
Airport
2008-
Massimiliano Fuksas Architects
Images courtesy Studio Fuksas unless stated otherwise
Shenzhen is one of the most important industrial and touristical locations
of whole China. Shenzhen is located in the southern portion of the Guangdong
Province, on the eastern shore of the Pearl River Delta. Neighbouring
the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong, Shenzhen’s location gives it
a geographical advantage for economic development.
Shenzhen International Airport Terminal will be the gateway to the city
of Shenzhen..
The first and last image an air traveller has of a city are those created
by the traveller’s impression of the airport. T3 in Shenzhen International
Airport can positively influence the image that international, national
business people and tourists have of Shenzhen.
The master plan for Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport intends
to offer world-class transportation services. Achieving this means that
Shenzhen airport must be operate at the following levels:
• Globally,
T3 at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport must serve as the global
aviation gateway between China and the rest of the world.
• Nationally,
As the fourth largest following Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou in China,
Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport is a trunk of domestic flights
and hub of national flights. Enhancement of transfer services between
international and domestici flights will improve the distribution of wealth
among all Chinese cities.
• Regionally,
Currently, there are more than 40 cities with populations of over one
million within 3.5 hours flying time of Shenzhen. This makes Shenzhen
an excellent location for a regional hub. Passengers travelling from neighboring
cities could fly to Shenzhen to connect with long distance global flights
or flights to other Asian cities.
In construction terms, its design optimises the performance of materials
selected on the basis of local availability, functionality, application
of local skills, and low cost procurement. Remarkably, it will have been
designed and built in just few years. For the complete of T3 Shenzhen
Bao’an Airport there are three phases.
Phase 1 (in 2015)
Major facilities in Phase 1 will include the unit terminal with 63 contact
gates, the first stage of the APM, traffic system, parking place, landscape,
and shopping certre.
Train service for APM will not be available until the complete of Phase
2.
Phase 2 (in 2025)
Expansion after Phase 1 will occur based on masterplan. During Phase 2,
the first remote passenger concourse will be constructed to add gates
and the satellite terminal with rail stations will be operational. This
will require expansion of the APM.
Phase 3 (in 2035)
Development of the airport’s west side will continue until about
2035 when T3 Shenzhen International Airport will be fully constructed.
Phase 3 continues the demand driven development process. The satellite
terminal will again undergo expansion and more remote concourse will be
added during this decade. And also there will be expansion of Terminal
head house. The volume of extension of Terminal head house is going to
be glass façade with glass roof so that the extension of building
can have continuity in terms of construction material. Consequently this
way of extension can have merits not only for the aesthetic reason but
also for construction.
Designed for maximum flexibility to cope with the unpredictable nature
of the aviation industry, like its predecessors, it aims to resolve the
complexities of modern air travel, combining spatial clarity with high
service standards.
Terminal and Concourse
The passenger terminal and concourse constitute the major portion of the
passengers’ perception of an airport. Factors which affect passengers’
impressions include processing times, walking distances, ease of orientation,
crowding, and availability of desired amenities. Each of these has been
carefully considered in developing the concept for the passenger terminal
and concourse.
The terminal is open to views to the outside and planned under a single
unifying roof canopy. Natural light is coming through the skin that is
double skins with pattern. The skin avoids direct sunlight to reduce energy
consumption and creates elegant atmosphere. It makes the air travellers
have marvellous impression with comfort.
Terminal
The plaza provides access to the baggage handling, departures and arrivals
hall on the ground floor as well as to the cafés and restaurants,
offices and facilities for business meetings. Void in the grand departure
hall establishes not only a visual link between different levels but also
the passages of natural light to the other levels.
The grand departure hall has vast plaza with check-in counters that is
brighten elegantly by the diffusion of light from the roof. This provides
a pleasant waiting space with check-in desks, an information counter,
car rental companies and airline counters. The mega-trusses are used to
have this vast closed plaza.
Travellers arrives at the terminal at 14m through the car way. The canopy
of the airport can make them feel welcome with light effect that is created
by double slit of canopy. After check-in two types of travellers, international
and domestic departure is going to divide vertically. For international
departure travellers has to go down using escalators while domestic travellers
go to security area(CIQ) at 14m.
Concourse
Concourse area is one of key function area at the airport. Concourse area
at T3 Shenzhen International Airport is composed with three levels. Each
level is destined for independent function: departure, arrival, and services.
The form of the concourse is simple, but elegant. It is also for the consideration
of expansion of the airport in the future.
The concept of interior space is fluid. There are two different spatial
characters in concourse space. One is movement, the other is pause. Retails
and waiting lounges will be islands for pause. Especially retails are
key-tenant in concourse space, not only for the management of airport
but also for the impression of airport with high-services. Retails and
waiting lounges seem to be made naturally following spatial fluid.
The inner skin is made of very fine net. The movement of this skin gives
concourse space elegant atmosphere. When we see the concourse from 14m
level it will be marvellous space.
Images below by F.Colarossi
COMPETITION / TIPO DI CONCORSO:
Anonymous
CLIENT / BANDITORE:
Shenzhen Airport (Group) Co.,Ltd.
DEVELOPER / ORGANIZZATORE:
Shenzhen Planning Bureau + Shenzhen Airport (Group) Co.,Ltd.
PARTECIPANTS / PARTECIPANTI:
Fuksas (FIRST PRIZE)
Foster + Partners (UK)
FOA (UK)
Reiser + Umemoto (USA)
Kisho Kurokawa (Japan)
GMP_von Gerkan, Marg and partner (Germany)
AREA
400,000 sqm
PROGRAMME / PROGRAMMA:
Airport Expansion T3
BACION UTENZA / CAPACITY:
40,000,000 passengers
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport images / information from Massimiliano
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