O’Hare Global Terminal by Santiago Calatrava
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Santiago Calatrava Architects & Engineers are currently working on a new project at Chicago's O’Hare Global Terminal which is aimed to redefine the modern terminal with a masterwork of civic architecture.Describing the new project, the studio says, &laqO’Hare Global Terminal by Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava Architects & Engineers are currently working on a new project at Chicago's O’Hare Global Terminal which is aimed to redefine the modern terminal with a masterwork of civic architecture.Describing the new project, the studio says, «Framed by a glass facade and a dramatic shell-like roof that soars over the forecourt, the building unifies the central terminal area while establishing itself as the singular identity for O’Hare. The vaulted, light-filled terminal hall recalls the grandeur of bygone travel, and unifies all activities around a departures and arrivals hall featuring retail outlets within a verdant garden. A grand central space provides visitors with clear visibility and intuitive wayfinding. References to Chicago iconography - the Chicago “Y” which is found on many buildings around the city - help enliven convenient links to adjacent terminals, airport satellites, and an improved public transit interface.»Calatrava has also come up with a plan to transform the area opposite the Terminal into a vibrant park-like complex.An early structure system was to join the terminal structure with the door's concourse into one unified substance. This arrangement offers a few vital advantages: its symmetrical nearness on the site gives a reasonable focal point for the O’Hare campus from the outside; its equidistant vicinity to Terminals 1 and 3 takes into consideration simplicity of exchange for both United and American Airlines, every single one of the airlines possessing one of the nearby terminal structures separately. The station's unified area additionally renders the need to stretch out the APM to Terminal 3 superfluous.Calatrava's proposition to bind together the terminal with the concourse in one unified structure originates from prioritizing the traveler's experience. All gates and airport functions are visible from a centralized overlook post-security, , giving clear and instinctive wayfinding and ease of orientation.The studio also says that the compact building form, which maintains the requisite number of airline gates, also frees additional apron space for the movement of wide-body aircraft between the Terminal and the Satellites. It reduces the building’s footprint by 10% and reduces its envelope by 20%.Santiago Calatrava Valls is a Spanish architect, structural design and analyst engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms. His best-known works include the Milwaukee Art Museum, the “Turning Torso” tower in Malmo, Sweden, the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas, Texas, and his largest project, the City of Arts and Sciences and Opera House, in his birthplace, Valencia. His architectural firm has offices in New York City, Doha, and Zurich. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more