As a national capital and a regional crossroads of commerce and tourism, Bangkok has long supported one of the world’s busiest airports—currently 15th in passenger volume. In designing Suvarnabhumi Airport, the city’s new international hub, Chicago-based architects Murphy/Jahn realized from the outset that the passenger terminal would need to accommodate a vast scale of operations and express its pivotal importance to Thailand. Suvarnabhumi, meaning “land of gold,” has a capacity of 45 million passengers annually, with 56 jetway (plus 64 bus-to-plane) gates, served by some 6 million square feet of floor area. Planned subsequent phases will increase its capacity to 100 million passengers per year.
This view over the Arrivals area shows an accretion of sales and info booths encroaching on the architecture, where architect Murphy/Jahn envisioned a generous space, separated from the exterior only by a wall of clear glass (above).
PeopleArchitect: MJTA Consortium consisted of: Murphy/Jahn TAMS Consultans / Earth Tech ACT Consultants Co,. Ltd.
MURPHY/JAHN Helmut Jahn, FAIA Sam Scaccia. FAIA Thomas Chambers, AIA Sandford Gorshow, AIA Carl D'Silva, AIA Joseph Stypka, AIA, FCSI Dan Cubric, Assoc. AIA Phil Castillo, AIA Martin Wolf, FAIA Brian O'Connor, AIA Jaak Jurisson Chad Mitchell, AIA Joan Hu J.J. Tang T.J. McLeish Bess Tremonto-Cook Lawrence Malsky Michael Castrogiovanni Mattias Lassen Scott Seyer, AIA Alice Kriegel Anja Rosenburg Ricahrd Drinwater, AIA
ACT Consultants: Associate Architect / Engineer TAMS Consultants / Earth Tech
Project Management: Werner Sobek Ingenieure
Structureal Concept / Concourse Superstructure / Facades Transsolar Energietechnik Climate and Environmental Concept
Martin/Martin Main Terminal Superstructure
John A. Martin & Associates Structural Concrete
Flack + Kurtz Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing
Yann Kersalé Lighting Art
Baggage Consultant: BNP Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: Italian-Thai Development Takenaka Corporation Obayashi Corporation
Photographer(s): Rainer Viertllbock, 011 49 172 815 1417 |
ProductsExterior Cladding: Metal / glass curtainwall: Permasteelisa, KAMA Joint Venture
Concrete: Ritta, Italian-Thai Development
Fabric membrane: B & O Hightext
Glazing: Glass: Viracon, Thai-German Specialty Glass
Skylights: Chadwick Airport Consortium
Doors: Entrances: NABCO
Metal doors: Ceco
Hardware Locksets: Schlage
Casework: CCM Airport Equipment
Signage: CCM Airport Equipment
Paints and stains: TOA-Chugoku
Wall coverings: Paneling: Permasteelisa
Floor and wall tile: Terrazzo tile throughout the terminal - Marblex
Raised flooring: Lindner
Furnishings: Fixed seating: Akaba
Conveyance: Elevator / Escalators: KONE - elevators Mitsubishi - escalators Hitachi - moving walkways
Baggage Handling System: Kawasaki
Stainless Steel Floor Planks and Stairs: Thapanin |