The new airport terminal in Leon, in the Northwest of Spain, is designed to magnify the economic and social “magnetism” of Leon and to give the province means to face the “challenges” of the future. The new terminal for domestic travel has a total ground floor of 4900 m2, where all airport facilities are located.
The idea behind the envelope of the building is to enhance the natural feeling of fluidity, both in the process of rapprochement from the land site, and from the experience approaching from the air. A high volume setting with a glass curtain wall and a large longitudinal skylight is designed to give expression to this idea. Inside the building an open-linear solid wood ceiling of Hunter Douglas has been applied. The wooden ceiling gives character to the set from the inside and creates a unique and natural atmosphere, where the slatted beds and different curvatures also significantly improve the acoustics of the Terminal. The wood used is in full respect with the environment and comes from certified forests.
