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INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY, SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL
The new, expanded International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is now open. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) led the design team, replacing a 50-year-old arrivals facility with a “dynamic structure” nearly five times bigger. The IAF comprises an aerial walkway – “the longest of its kind in the world” – a Grand Hall, and a secure corridor to increase the number of international-capable gates. Arriving international passengers are “immersed in the landscape of the Pacific Northwest as they cross the aerial walkway with 360O
views of Mount Rainier, and the Olympic
and Cascade mountain ranges,” said the architects. The walkway spans 780 feet across an active taxilane, creating a rare moment for passengers to watch planes pass underneath. The walkway connects to IAF’s Grand Hall – an expansive, light-filled space with floor to ceiling windows. The building’s “sweeping roofline tilts and arcs reflecting the motion of a landing airplane.” The interior design references elements of the Pacific Northwest – its plant life, terrain, and topography. The Grand Hall features a terrazzo floor with local stones, and entry portals lined with Douglas fir. Passengers depart the Passport Control area, alongside a small forest of evergreen trees, which culminates at ground level in a landscaped creek with native ferns and plantings nested between granite slabs. A new secure international corridor along the face of the existing A Concourse allows eight international wide-body aircraft gates direct access to the IAF, with dual use for domestic flights. Working with the Port of Seattle, SOM, and Clark Construction Group led the design-build team for the 450,000 ft2 project which included: The Miller Hull Partnership, EHDD (Formerly Patano Studio), KPFF Consulting Engineers, Schlaich Bergermann Partner, Integrated Design Engineers (IDE), PAE Engineering, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Stantec, Arup and Murase.
GOOGLE BAY VIEW CAMPUS, SILICON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA BJARKE INGELS GROUP (BIG) AND HEATHERWICK STUDIO
© Iwan Baan
Google has announced the opening of its new Bay View campus in Silicon Valley. The Bay View campus was designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Heatherwick Studio, as well as Google’s design and engineering teams, and spans 42 acres adjacent to NASA’s Ames Research Centre in Silicon Valley. It totals 1.1 million ft2, with 20 acres of open space, two office buildings, a 1,000-person event centre, and 240 short-term employee accommodation units. The campus incorporates biophilic design principles, including greenery, natural daylight and views outside from every desk to improve the health and wellbeing of those inside the building. Clerestory windows modulate direct light onto desks with automated window shades that open and close over the course of the day. The ventilation system uses 100% outside air, meaning air flows one way, so there is no recycled air. Sustainability is also core to the campus – the site is expected to achieve a LEED-NC v4 Platinum certification and become the largest facility ever to attain the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) LBC Water Petal Certification.
ADF JUNE 2022
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