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2019
An airport terminal concourse interior precedent by HOK, illustrating how monumental volume, curved structural branches, and large-scale public art combine to create a legible civic transit environment.
- What we like about this project
- A sweeping undulating feature wall entirely clad in custom mosaic tile forms a fluid counterpoint to the rigid structural grid.
Materials
- painted-steel
- ceramic-tile
- glass
- terrazzo
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- curved-structural-columns
- mosaic-mural-wall
- grand-concourse
- clerestory-windows
- escalator-atrium
Style tags
- contemporary
- monumental
- high-tech
- civic
Visual tags
- transportation
- civic
- aviation
- atrium
- large-scale
- curved-geometry
- Geometry
- Vast multi-story volumetric hall featuring curved structural branching columns, large clerestory windows, and sweeping dynamic wall geometry lined with a mosaic mural.
- Facade system
- Large-span structural glass curtain wall framing perimeter views.
- Structural guess
- Steel space frame and branching columns supporting wide-span roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental multi-story public scale designed for high-capacity passenger movement.
- Lighting
- Bright, diffused daylight floods the interior from high clerestory bands and floor-to-ceiling perimeter glazing, creating crisp reflections on polished floors.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and expansive, defined by clean white surfaces and smooth daylight diffusion.
- Environmental context
- Massive civic transportation infrastructure interior with expansive views of tarmac or exterior surroundings through perimeter curtain walls.
- Spatial experience
- A soaring, highly legible grand hall that visually connects multiple levels via prominent escalators and sweeping sightlines across the expansive concourse.
- Composition rhythm
- Dynamic diagonal movement established by cascading escalators contrasting with the steady vertical repetition of perimeter columns and clerestory mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary monumental transportation architecture
- Program
- Airport terminal / Aviation transport hub
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- painted-steel, ceramic-tile, glass, terrazzo, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- curved-structural-columns, mosaic-mural-wall, grand-concourse, clerestory-windows, escalator-atrium
- Style tags
- contemporary, monumental, high-tech, civic
- Visual tags
- transportation, civic, aviation, atrium, large-scale, curved-geometry
- Geometry
- Vast multi-story volumetric hall featuring curved structural branching columns, large clerestory windows, and sweeping dynamic wall geometry lined with a mosaic mural.
- Facade system
- Large-span structural glass curtain wall framing perimeter views.
- Structural guess
- Steel space frame and branching columns supporting wide-span roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Monumental multi-story public scale designed for high-capacity passenger movement.
- Lighting
- Bright, diffused daylight floods the interior from high clerestory bands and floor-to-ceiling perimeter glazing, creating crisp reflections on polished floors.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and expansive, defined by clean white surfaces and smooth daylight diffusion.
- Environmental context
- Massive civic transportation infrastructure interior with expansive views of tarmac or exterior surroundings through perimeter curtain walls.
- Spatial experience
- A soaring, highly legible grand hall that visually connects multiple levels via prominent escalators and sweeping sightlines across the expansive concourse.
- Composition rhythm
- Dynamic diagonal movement established by cascading escalators contrasting with the steady vertical repetition of perimeter columns and clerestory mullions.
- Style reading
- Contemporary monumental transportation architecture
- Program
- Airport terminal / Aviation transport hub
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture