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Project • By luis vidal + architects • Airports
Terminal 2A Heathrow
The new Terminal 2A at Heathrow Airport, when it opens its doors on 4th June 2014, will give a sense of delight and ease to passengers which has been missing from air travel for too long.
Designed by luisvidal + architects (LVA), the new terminal makes generous use of natural light, enhancing the passenger experience. Navigation is much more instinctive than is usual and, in addition, for the first time in a major UK airport, passengers will have immediate access to the gate areas, which will be within sight of the retail and catering facilities. This should reduce passenger anxiety and make travelling a more pleasant experience.
luisvidal + architects has achieved this with a design which is bold in concept and rational in executio... More
Project • By Pascall+Watson • Masterplans
Dublin Airport, Terminal 2
Terminal 2 forms the centrepiece of Dublin Airports’ extensive five-year investment programme.
The comprehensive masterplan Pascall+Watson created for Dublin Airport in 2005 considered over 100 individual projects. The most significant project, and the one that transformed the passenger experience, was the new 75,000m² Terminal 2 which Pascall+Watson led from concept through to completion.
With a throughput of up to 15 million passengers per year, Terminal 2 has increased Dublin Airports’ capacity to 32 million, positioning it as one of the top 20 European airports for international traffic.
Externally, the terminal is symbolic and sculptural, suggesting metaphors of flight. Despite its bespoke ap... More
Project • By Pascall+Watson • Transports
Blackfriars Station, Redevelopment
Blackfriars station has quickly established itself as a modern London landmark.
Running between the banks of the River Thames, within the shadow of both St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Tate Modern gallery, the redevelopment of Blackfriars railway station presented an intriguing and extremely complex design challenge.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) award-winning scheme extended the station along the full length of Blackfriars Bridge, enabling the creation of a new station entrance on the South Bank. As well as significantly increasing capacity, this idea greatly improved connectivity to and from the surrounding areas. The redevelopment of the North Bank entrance allows access to both London Underground... More