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Gensler design for new Liverpool Airport
Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning Worldwide has been appointed master planner and design architect by Peel Holdings plc, for a new terminal for Liverpool Airport.
Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning Worldwide has been appointed master planner and design architect by Peel Holdings plc, for a new GBP 38-million terminal for Liverpool Airport The project will be a phased development; the first phase is due for completion in 2002
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Nov 1998 at 8.00am (UK)
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Gensler will work in conjunction with civil, structural and environmental engineers, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick, and local architects Leach Rhodes Walker who will implement the design over the next two years.
The development will launch Liverpool into the 21st Century and will mark Liverpool as a forerunner in European regional airport design.
Gensler's master plan is aligned with recommendations made by independent European Grant Advisor, Sir Frederick Snow (International) .
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The plan calls for a phased terminal development that will respond to anticipated increases in passenger demand while maintaining uninterrupted operations.
The new terminal will be located at the west of the airfield, leaving the existing terminal and infrastructure intact until operations can be phased over to the new facility.
Michael Darner, a Gensler Vice President, is leading the firm's London-based airport team.
"Flexibility is the key to an effective regional airport," says Darner, "so we are working on a two-level concept that will accommodate passengers boarding at the ground level initially, while allowing for incremental growth of the base building to first-level jetway loading in later phases".
The design also focuses on passenger comfort and convenience.
Passenger parking and public transportation pick up and delivery points will be located adjacent to the departures and arrivals concourse.
The concourse is a triple-height volume, 170-meter-long, fully glazed space, offering clear views from curbside to concourse, and clear access to arrivals, check-in and retail venues.
The area is sheltered by an aerofoil roof form that extends over the arrivals and departures curbside as a natural canopy and will be supported by a dramatic steel structure evocative of Victorian railway terminus architecture.
A planned rooftop restaurant in later phases will overlook the airfield and estuary.
Gensler has been the lead or associate architect on approximately 25 domestic and international airport terminals, and has designed nine million square feet of airport terminal space in major locations around the world, including Los Angeles, Newport Beach, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Vancouver, Miami, London and Guam .
Particular expertise in airport planning and design has led Gensler to advise over 50 aviation clients.
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