Component 2 Ioana
Rosca
For this project, my design will include a lot of sustainable materials that will be used to develop a space into an organised and efficient airport .
I have chosen the area of Canterbury since the people who live there have to travel at least 1hr and 15 min to get to either the Southend or Gatwick airport which can be very inconvenient for some people, restraining their possibilities to travel and discover new places.
Canterbury is a relatively affluent area, with high housing prices making much of the city unaffordable for average earners, although deprivation and unemployment are also low here.
Designing an airport for the people in Canterbury will make it easier for the people to visit this city as it will become a landmark after adding an airport.
I will be focusing on researching the themes of honeycombs, fountains and cobwebs but mostly sustainability will be my aim through out all designs.
Brief
Specification
• Safe
• Sustainable
• Keep greenery
• Bathrooms
• Lobby
• Gates
• Lanes
• Waiting rooms
• Café
• Shops
• Parking
• Same colour scheme for interior and exterior
• Organised entrance and exits
its a Big land area and its not next to houses or other building therefore the noise wont disturb anyone
There is enough space to create the structure and add the lanes where the airplanes will be landing
Primary pictures
It’s a brown field meaning that no greenery will be destroyed in the process of building the airport
the greenery surrounding will be incorporated with the structure, making the airport look more welcoming
Location- Canterbury
Information about location?
People in Canterbury either have to travel all the Way to Gatwick airport, which takes 1hr 13min
Or they could travel to Southend-on-Sea airport, which should take 1hr 17min
the Viridor Waste Management landfill and gas generation businesses has been recently purchased, bringing them into private ownership.
Valencia Waste Management Ltd – is now the name for the business which started as CW Harrison Ltd when it was incorporated in 1956.
There is a lot of land to be used. It doesn’t look or smell very pleasant there. A lot of waste which is not very sustainable
This map has helped me deicde where the best place would be to design an airport
This business is located exactly near my location so I have decided that it will have to be demolished in order to make more space for the building of the airport as well as not taking away from the beauty of the structure.
Movement and flow in organic forms
I decided to focus on the theme movement and flow in organic forms since they are irregular shapes with very captivating details
Primary photos
fountains
I used fountains as inspiration to create this very interesting model
This fountain design is mostly based on simple shapes like triangles so I decided to sketch it out
Fountains help transform a space into a more inviting environment
The water from the fountain can help create an interesting effect in the design
Side Elevation
Primary photos
Two very different fountains
This fountain has more of a cylinder like shape
I used continuous lines and inspiration of circular buildings to design this structure
I used the bottom half of this fountain to create this structure
Honeycomb
Honeycombs are made from multiple irregular and regular hexagons
Very simple shapes repeated
Hexagons are very simple shapes that are easy to transform into a model and then a building
Queen Alia International Airport
It looks like Honeycomb (hexagons) pattern was used for the exterior of this building
The plan view of this airport shows the different components of the building and how they are connected
The similarities between the interior and exterior is the limited colour scheme used for them individually
The interior is very different from the exterior
Largest airport in the country
Circular shapes are shown
This is a spider web inspired pavilion
Simple Elevation
Diamond and triangular shapes are created from using the cobwebs as inspiration
Straight and curved lines are added to the uneven ovals creating this cobweb design Back view
I really like the diamond like designs
Cob webs
Front view
Primary photos
Isometric view
Spider webs are created from a simple round circle and straight lines connecting to the circle
Plan view
Side view
Spider webs have interesting and unique patterns
Plan view
Isometric view shows the tree-dimensional item on the twodimensional surface
Changi airport
The waterfall brings aspects of nature in the interior of the building
This water will be recirculated and subsequently reused within the building, like for landscape irrigation systems, and will also serve as a means of passive cooling.
This airport looks like a complex design but has simple geometric shapes
The dome-like structure incorporates a puncture at the top, an oculus, through which rainwater gushes down a staggering length of 40-metres.
I really like the repetition of triangles on the interior and exterior of the building
The interior was inspired from the theme of organic forms since some of the designs look a lot like the details from a tree
There is a lot of mirror and glass used for extra natural lighting and to create the effect of more room
The building was planned in a circular manner
The waterfall is the centre piece of this airport
Elevation
Snowflake shaped airport in china
- Harbin Taiping International Airport
I like how this airport is very organised, having all of these different gates going all around the airport for the airplanes too land in their designated place
This building look like a more simple design of a snowflake
The airport handled 20,431,432 passengers in 2018, making it the 20th busiest airport in mainland China. The interior has been landscaped with a number of indoor gardens that demarcate major zones of the terminal. They form lush areas of greenery that connect the building’s different levels
The exterior consists of layers creating a visually compelling building with texture
Plan view
They took inspiration from the beautiful natural ice fractures to create the exterior of the building
The interior isn’t as spectacular as the exterior but it similarly has geometric shapes as the exterior design
The glimmering peaks of the airport’s roof harmonise with the regions landscape, which is known for its ice and snow.
The roof also acts as a water and snow funnel, directing it into a collection system
I can see mostly triangles were put together to inspire this structure
building
Main
Zaha Hadid starfish airport
Zaha Hadid used a starfish as inspiration for this project
The star has six sides that go into a circular end which is the difference between the building and an actual star shape
Main building
This is a separate part from the main building
The centre of the building has this structure connected to the ceiling and has a lot of glass for more natural light
The interior of the building has these very interesting shapes and designs that make it very interesting
I like how she used only a few simple colours for the interior and decide to use a completely different colour scheme for the exterior
I have noticed that there is a lot of use of lines and geometric shapes that put together make it look complex
Denver International Airport
The airport's soaring fiberglass peaks not only mimic Colorado's snow-capped landscape, but also produce solar energy
Modern and spacious ticketing spaces.
Comfortable spaces to meet and greet travelers.
•Passenger Facilities
Ticketing – Level 6
•Passenger Drop-off –Level 6
•Baggage Claim – Level 5
•Ground Transportation – Level 5
•Passenger Pick-up –Level 4
•International Arrivals – Level 5 north
•Security Screening: three locations in the terminal (north, south and A bridge checkpoints)
•Automated “people mover” underground train serving the terminal and gate areas
Limited colour scheme for the exterior
Card model
I made this card model by folding the card back and forward until I got this design
The plan view looks quite intriguing and complex elevations though it is made by basic two dimensional shape like triangles
Some parts of the structure I have decided that glass should be used because I want as much of natural lightning in the interior as possible
This drawing is a three dimensional example of how I want the building to be
Block model
I really like the placement of the red piece and the block itself because it helps separate it from the rest of the blocks and it makes it seem like it is main focus of the structure
These blocks remind me of the container city buildings at trinity buoy wharf
Even the side view and the plan view of the blocks look quite interesting because of the placement
