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On February, 29th Beijing’s new international terminal (China), designed by Norman Foster - the world famous architects has finished. This is the world’s largest terminal & a new image of China in 21st century.
Perspective of construction
Construction after finishing
Large roof with special design
Located between the existing eastern runway and the future third runway, the terminal building and Gound Transportation Centre (GTC) enclose a floor ares of 1.3 million square metres and will accommodate an estimated 50 million passengers per annum by 2020. A symbol of place, its soaring aerodynamic roof and dragon-like form celebrate the thrill and poetry of flight and evoke traditional Chinese colours and symbols.
There were 10.000 people who had to move to another places for this project. The terminal has 300 cases for passengers clearance, can serve 7.000 passengers per hour. Public transport connections are fully integrated, walking distances for passengers are short, with few level changes, and transfer times between flights are minimised. With high - speed belt conveyor, although its length is 40 kilometers, the passengers only wait for 10 minutes to take their luggages. The building’s design expands on the new airport paradigm created by Stansted and Chek Lap Kok, Remarkably, it was designed and built in just four years.
Its roof satisfies all requirements from environmental protection.
Whether it is hot or cold, it is very comfortable there
The world’s largest airport building
The terminal building is one of the world’s most sustainable, incorporating a range of passive environmental design concepts, such as the south-east orientated skylights, which maximise heat gain from the early morning sun, and an integrated environment-control system that minimises energy consumption. Moreover, its linear skylights are both an aid to orientation and sources of daylight.
This new terminal is considered as a Chinise remakable step to mark its role to be a superpower. However, specially, the occasion of inaugurated day was not announced to public & means of communication. There was no one from Beijing Olympiad’s Organization Board, eventhought, some partners & designers for this building didn’t know this event.
However, it doesn’t deny that Beijing’s new terminal is the world’s largest and most advanced airport building not only technologically, but also in terms of passenger experience, operational efficiency and sustainability. As planed to 2015, Beijing’s airport will take about 580.000 flights per year, exceeding the current European’s largest terminal - Heathrow in London (475.000 flights).
Passengers here will be more than in Heathrow in 2015
The terminal can serve 7.000 passengers per hour.
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