Kempegowda International Airport / HOK
The expansion of Terminal 1 repositions South India?s busiest airport as an important hub for international travelers and cargo.
© Sam Fentress
Architects: HOK
Location: Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), KIAL Rd, Devanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560300, India
General Consultant: ARUP
Client: Bangalore International Airport Limited
Area: 134000.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Sam Fentress
© Sam Fentress
Text description provided by the architects. The expansion of Terminal 1 repositions South India?s busiest airport as an important hub for international travelers and cargo.With a design that creates a pleasant and efficient curbside-to-aircraft passenger experience, the open, welcoming environment is easy to navigate and accommodates the increasing number of passengers using the airport.
© Sam Fentress
The structure creates a grand, dramatic presence that seamlessly blends with the existing terminal. An elegantly curved roof serves as the unifying element for the new and existing facilities, creating a strong physical presence and visual identity for the airport. The roof?s undulating shape forms a canopy that protects passengers and visitors from the elements. Its structural system includes a monolithic plinth with elegant steel branches that pass through a suspended ceiling to meet the structure above.
Courtesy of HOK
Along with the buil...
© Sam Fentress
Architects: HOK
Location: Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), KIAL Rd, Devanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560300, India
General Consultant: ARUP
Client: Bangalore International Airport Limited
Area: 134000.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Sam Fentress
© Sam Fentress
Text description provided by the architects. The expansion of Terminal 1 repositions South India?s busiest airport as an important hub for international travelers and cargo.With a design that creates a pleasant and efficient curbside-to-aircraft passenger experience, the open, welcoming environment is easy to navigate and accommodates the increasing number of passengers using the airport.
© Sam Fentress
The structure creates a grand, dramatic presence that seamlessly blends with the existing terminal. An elegantly curved roof serves as the unifying element for the new and existing facilities, creating a strong physical presence and visual identity for the airport. The roof?s undulating shape forms a canopy that protects passengers and visitors from the elements. Its structural system includes a monolithic plinth with elegant steel branches that pass through a suspended ceiling to meet the structure above.
Courtesy of HOK
Along with the buil...
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