Zaha Hadid Architects’ trippy new Beijing airport is now open

With Its “Time Saving” Radiated Form After four years of construction, Zaha Hadid Architects‘ Beijing Daxing International Airport has officially been opened to the public in Beijing, China.

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The airport features a significant amount of sustainable technology too, including solar power and rainwater collection systems. Solar panels provide over 10 MW of electricity and the airport’s heating comes from an efficient ground-source heat pump system. It also features a huge rainwater collection and management system that manages the storage and purification of 2.8 million cubic m (98 million cubic ft) of water in a series of wetlands, lakes, and streams, which were created to prevent flooding and mitigate any heat island effects.

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The design also has a practical focus and increases natural light inside and aims to make it easy to access the gates and other areas. Six flowing forms within the terminal’s vaulted roof reach to the ground to support the structure and bring natural light within, directing all passengers towards the central courtyard. Natural light also enters the terminal via a network of linear skylights that provide an intuitive system of navigation throughout the building, guiding passengers to and from their departure gates. The 7.5 million-square-foot airport is 28 miles outside of the city center and built to relieve Beijing’s existing Beijing Capital International Airport of overcrowding.

The architect designed the new airport with an eye to expansion. Its starfish-shaped form will initially usher through 45 million passengers in its first year. By 2025, that number will jump to 72 million. All told, the airport will eventually service up to 100 million passengers annually. The building contains 79 gates with air bridges connecting directly to the terminal which can rapidly process the passengers of six full A380 aircraft simultaneously. Beijing Daxing’s 700,000-square-metre passenger terminal includes an 80,000-square-metre ground transportation center offering direct connections to Beijing, the national high-speed rail network and local train services, providing a catalyst for economic development in Tianjin and Hebei Province.

The project was developed to alleviate congestion at the capital’s existing airport. ZHA’s new Beijing Daxing was designed as a major transport hub for the region with the world’s fastest-growing demand for international travel and is fully integrated within the country’s expanding transport network. Beijing Daxing International Airport was inaugurated by Chinese Premier Xi Jinping in time for the country’s National Day celebrations on October 1, which marks 70 years of the People’s Republic of China.

Project info:

Client: Beijing New Airport Construction Headquarters
Architects/Joint Design Team: Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and ADP Ingeniérie (ADPI)
Design (ZHA): Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher
Project Directors (ZHA): Cristiano Ceccato, Charles Walker, Mouzhan Majidi
Project Design Director (ZHA): Paulo Flores
Project Architect (ZHA): Lydia Kim
Project Coordination (ZHA): Eugene Leung, Shao-Wei Huang
Project Team (ZHA): Uli Blum, Antonio Monserrat, Alberto Moletto, Sophie Davison, Carolina Lopez-Blanco, Shaun Farrell, Junyi Wang, Ermis Chalvatzis, Rafael Contreras, Michael Grau, Fernando Poucell, Gerry Cruz, Filipa Gomez, Kyla Farrell, Natassa Lianou, Teoman Ayas, Peter Logan, Yun Zhang, Karoly Markos, Irene Guerra
Beijing Team (ZHA): Satoshi Ohashi, Rita Lee, Yang Jingwen, Lillie Liu, Juan Liu
Local Design Institutes: BIAD (Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design) + CACC (China Airport Construction Company)
Consortium Team (Competition Stage): Pascall + Watson, BuroHappold Engineering, Mott Macdonald, EC Harris Consultants, McKinsey & Company, Dunnett Craven, Triagonal, Logplan, Sensing Places, SPADA

 

Consultants

Security System + Baggage Systems Design: China IPPR International Engineering Co. Ltd.
Information and Weak Power Systems Design: China Electronics Engineering Design Institute + Civil Aviation Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.
High Speed Rail Design: The Third Rail Survey and Design Institute Group Corporation Ltd.
Subway Design: Beijing City Construction Design Research General Institute Co. Ltd.
Viaduct/Bridge Design: Beijing General Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd.
Fire Performance Design: ARUP
Public Art: Central Academy of Fine Arts
Green Technology: Beijing TsingHua TongHeng Urban Planning and Design Institute
BIM Design: DTree Ltd.
Architecture Façade: XinShan Curtainwall Ltd. + Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Group) Co. Ltd. Complex Structure Division
Metro System: Lea+Elliott
Lighting: Gala Lighting Design Studio
Identification/Signage System: East Sign Design & Engineering Co. Ltd. (East)
Landscape: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Group) Co. Ltd (BIAD) Landscape Design Division

All images © Hufton + Crow unless otherwise stated.

All drawings © Zaha Hadid Architects

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Design Hostel | Holzer Kobler Architekturen + Kinzo Architekten

In their previous life, the 25-m2 overseas containers transported consumer goods across the ocean; today, the 63 containers have been transformed into a hostel where keen travelers can dream of the open seas. With its construction from recycled intermodal containers and its unique location by the harbor, the design hostel on Zum Zollamt in Warnemünde has a real connection to shipyards rich in tradition and to the open seas beyond. The building complex is divided into two parts: A four-story structure made from recycled, soundproofed overseas containers sit on a two-story base structure of steel, concrete, and glass.

Photography: Max Schroeder

The base structure comprises an open, inviting entrance hall with a restaurant, bar, guest kitchen, work stations on an integrated gallery and a boulder hall.
The glass front facing onto the street allows lots of natural light into space. The colored, painted container modules making up the four upper floors are offset and embedded in a steel and concrete structure. The visible container structure with the containers neatly lined up in a row and the bright colors reflecting the maritime environment of the sea, beaches, shipyard cranes and horizon consciously create an eye-catching, industrial-style piece of architecture in the harbor area. The steel bunks represent a particular attitude to life in our globalized, nomadic age.
The containers, which look back on a fulfilled life at sea, are dyed in four different colors. On the inside, the unusual layout of the containers of 12 x 2.5 m is divided into useful sections by well-placed cabinetwork, even integrating a separate bathroom space. Cozy upholstery made of natural materials in muted colors rounds off the atmosphere. 64 rooms with a total of 188 beds are located in four different types of containers: 30 sqm High Cube sea containers are transformed into spacious double rooms and practical four-bed rooms whereas two containers welded together create spacious harbor suites as well as affordable eight-bed dorms. The decor of the public spaces has an adventurous feel to it. The wooden reception and bar counters take up the materiality of the rooms.

Photography: Max Schroeder

An almost randomly positioned stack of euro pallets, the so-called raft, becomes the central meeting point of the open restaurant. In the galley, you can create your own recipes under laboratory-like conditions and eventually end the day overlooking the harbor from the spa underneath the roof. The design hostel offers double rooms and dormitories, as well as suites on the top floor. Some of the container units on the top floor have even been transformed into a spa. Facing the nearby River Warnow, all living areas offer a view of the harbor. The balconies providing access to the rooms feature extended platforms where you can relax and get to know some of your fellow guests. The unusual open entrance areas on all floors make the building look “lived in” from the outside and marks it out as a place of interaction to anyone passing by — whether on foot or by boat.

Photography: Jan Bitter

Project Info:
Architects: Holzer Kobler Architekturen, Kinzo Architekten
Location: Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany
Area: 4500.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Max Schroeder, Sebastian Dörken, Jan Bitter
Project Name: Design Hostel

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