Terminal Undulating Roof

Ala architects hkp architects and ramboll have won an invited competition to renovate and expand terminal 2 at helsinki airport.

Terminal undulating roof.

Constructing the airport model at 1 1000 requires simplifying the airport structural expression while still able to bring out the focal point of the design which is the undulating roof that separates the inside from the outside. Built in time for the 2008 olympics the foster partner designed terminal 3 includes a soaring roof canopy that mimics the undulations of a chinese dragon. Three dimensional beams spanning 80 m follow the cross sectional asymmetrical form of the roof supported at their extremities by pairs of inclined columns. With an undulating roof and rainbow gradient interior supports this airport terminal in madrid is one of the world s largest designed by the collaborative team of architects antonio lamela.

A thin metal roof covers the terminal building giving a sci fi feel to the entire building. Terminal 2 s wavy roof has been designed to help people navigate their way through the building it undulates upwards to give a sense of space in areas where passengers dwell but goes down in. Pittsburgh s airport is getting a major upgrade thanks to architecture firms gensler hdr and luis vidal. It s supported by a series of imposing red columns and is flooded with natural light thanks to a generous helping of skylights.

Designed by lva the energy efficient heathrow new terminal 2 has an undulating roof structure that eases navigation across london s busiest airport. In the main terminal building the geometry of the roof s undulating cross section is formed of a series of arcs of different radii connected at tangent points. A new airport terminal called terminal 2 t2 will be designed as an addition of the guadalajara airport gdl in jalisco mexico the building aims to be the first net zero energy airport by embracing a holistic design approach. Helsinki airport terminal gets new expansion featuring undulating wooden roof.