An Bord Pleanála
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Design of Terminal 2The arrivals journey was on one level. 75% of the passengers did not change any levels until they got to MSCP. (25% would drop down to kerb level for taxi).immigration hall able to accommodate large volumes of passengers also had generous ceiling height at 5m. similarly the reclaim hall was spacious, with ample circulation space. The customs hall was more modest with drop of floor to ceiling height, moving from airside to landside functions onto a generous arrivals hall joining their ‘meeters and greeters’ Experiencing the benefit of the central way finding spine.
The checking hall facing the departures forecourt creates an environment as welcoming as possible with clear visibility of functions. Passengers entering the building go either through conventional checking desks or through self servie option to drop-in desks. They rise up to the heart of the building at its highest section to accommoate the lifts, the building rises as they move up in their journey. The departure lounge (not street as in T1) but a radically different concept, a relaxing experience. Clear visibility of the airfield, as they move into the generous volumes of the pier, with clear visibility of the plane they are about the board. The passenger experience and sensibilities were also influenced by materials. They use high quality materials in the external environment, gracious landscape features, internal design concept capturing Irish palette and local materials. While it was an international airport it was an Irish building. The external landscaping and ponds would similarly appropriate setting for an international terminal. Using a stylised diagram he explained the functions of various areas in the departure process. Check-in hall needed be wide enough to face into the forecourt. The landside concourse needed to be square to provide adequate space for Weepers and wailers. The security function needed to be as wide as possible to pass as many passengers as quickly as possible. Ideally, the departures lounge needed to be spacious where people could see all the functions available to them as they moved onto long departures pier. The central spine needed to be crystal clear to provide as direct as possible to the planes. Taxi arrivals, courtesy coaches dropped off in front of the building. In Dublin the airport community wanted ‘shoreline checking’ (long linear arrangement). They provided 56 check-in positions which can dual as conventioanl or drop in desks. There were areas for OOG (oversized baggage) checking, and for super out of gauge ( that do not use conveyor belt at all). The queing areas were calculated on the basis of IATA standards, and could be either straight or Disney style. Self service Kiosks (SSK) were located adjacent to the vertical circulation. Bag drop positions, self labelling etc would all be accommodated when required. Security control right at the heart of the building had 19 lanes to have adequate capacity and reduce waiting. In Dublin Airport at the moment there was very short depth before and after the conveyor, which slowed the process. People needed time to unpack their laptops, toiletries etc before and re pack after wards without delaying passengers coming after them. There was also a route for premium passengers (for long haul flights). He moved onto condition number 34. Explaining the distances, and taking on board the comments by FCC they reduced the journey time . this was not a situation where they wanted a straight line but rather give people time to catch their breath look around, at the orientation point, having gone through the stressful part the passengers wanted to know how long before the pier, but wanted to relax. In this case there was a second orientation point where they moved to either pier B or to Pier E, with clear way finding to either. Also clear way finding to catering area, or retail area. As they moved through the departures lounge into gates with contact stand capcbility, with size purposefully designed to accommodate either type planes. In the arrival scene, the double sided pier best in terms of function. The immigration hall provided 18 immigration boots. The width of the immigration hall changed with time. it started from the outer wall of pier C. The depth remained constant. There was also provision for transfer passengers. The baggage reclaim hall provided a clear route for the passengers with no baggage to claim. The perimeter of the carousel determined the size of the baggage hall. Some required 70m, some required 90m belt. It allowed for belts specific to the size of the planes, for OOG and super OOG bags, but also special belts for premium passengers. Again the width of baggage hall expanded with time, the depth did not change. The customs hall needed to have short frontage, but allow for choice red, green or blue channel, as well as space for customs control support facilities. Also accommodated functions for dept of agriculture The arrivals hall again needed to be spacious to meet the needs of passengers as well as ‘meeters and greeters’. This hall allowed of small amount of retail and also catering for those waiting for passengers, and also served departing passengers with ‘wailers and weepers’. From there they moved onto their onward transport modes. The aim was to make the basic journey as simple and as direct as possible.
As the building capacity expanded the building got wider. The building form incorporated full use of pier C. They were providing a dramatically improved outlook as one approached to airport, not just to T2. They were proposing a curvetious and simple building. There was a lot of sophisticated geometry behind the design of the building, with very consistent sectional treatment all throughout. The double curvature was created by the check-in hall. The central spine provided the direct route for passengers in the centre. The building had glass where the passengers would get maximum benefit. The roof provided the best insulation. The glass front to the front was a key element, providing a welcoming face to the passengers as they arrive and lasting impression as they left. The pier building was equally spacious and provided They considered this as a landmark building, a recognisable contemporary piece of architecture appropriate to an international airport as a gateway t the world. They incorporated Irish character through materials. A proper environment for both the travelling public and the staff. Directory: news news -> Nonprofit grant application news -> Bulletin 4 Monday July 8, 2002 Backgammon news -> Last year four of the best Afrikaans Christian singers joined forces to tour Down Under with the production ‘Manne wat Glo’ news -> Management and Marketing news -> World Computer-Chess Championship news -> World Computer-Chess Championship news -> World Computer-Chess Championship Download 0.92 Mb. Share with your friends:
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