General contractor:
at this moment the contractor is unknown
Realisation:
2005
Why is this project important?
The number of passengers travelling by plane increased
enormous last decade. In no time you can go over all the
world. The increasing number of people flying demand an
airport that can do its job. The existing airport is too small
for the capacity & the management decided to extend the
existing airport.
Why is this project so special?
The extension to the International Airport is really huge.
The project combines the enormous size of the extension
& eye for detail. The designers succeeded their mission:
develop an airport where it is lovely to be. The extension
is realized in a number of project teams because of the size
of the project All teams worked together for one goal: to
develop a beautiful airport in Jeddah. This asked a big
effort of all these team
members. For better structural
design the project is divided in 5 parts.
A short introduction to the different parts will be given:
Part I New terminal buildings
The new terminal buildings are situated east & west of the
existing South Terminal Building. Layout has been derived
from the existing terminal as well as the Concourse and
Connectors. The "column grid" of the new buildings is
12x8m
2
, (existing building: 12x12m
2
). The building consist
of a ground & 1st floor and a split-level basement for the
luggage
handling. The spatial roof system
of the
Connectors is extended over the central part of the new
building. The rest of the building is covered
with shell
structures shaped identically as the existing building.
Part II Concourse
The Concourse is approx. 1,370m long and 40m wide and
comprises a large public space on the 1st level
& a
mezzanine
with travelators of about 9m
wide. Ground
level is used for airside operations,
& some technical
rooms.
Under the Concourse a tunnel is build to uses the
installations. Characteristics of the architectural design are
the spatial roof structure, the open public areas, the
length and the repetition. The longitudinal column
distance is 12mx 12m.
On ground level these large
column distances provides space for baggage trolleys,
trucks, busses etc. The main grid of columns under the 1st
floor is 6 to 8m in cross section.
Part III Connectors
The layouts for the roof and floors have been derived from
the construction of the Concourse. The
width of one
Connector is 216m at the Concourse end & 68m at the
terminal buildings and. In cross section the width is about
138m. The roof height is about 33m.
Underneath the
Connector the "concourse tunnel" is
connected to the basements underneath the terminal
buildings. The (lowered) ground level
& 1st level connect
to the corresponding floors of the terminals. The roof of
the Connector reaches its highest point at the side of the
Concourse and it lowest point at the side of the terminal
buildings, so it does not connect at the same level to the
higher terminal roof. Using the same principles of the
Concourse, an enormous space is created.
Again, the
aesthetics
of the
architecture
and the
construction are intertwined.
Part IV Parking garages
At landside of both Terminal Building 1 and Terminal
Building 3 a parking garage is planned. Each parking
garage consists of three levels. The height is 3.50m.
Layout and structure of both garages are equal but
mirrored. The garage is divided in 2 parts; resp. 108x152m
and 72x152m (ramps not included). These parts are
separated
by
a
20m
wide "pedestrian
promenade
underground tunnel' that connects the parking & the
terminal buildings.
On each parking level the two parts of
the garages are connected by 3 traffic bridges and 2
smaller
pedestrian
bridges
which cross
under the
promenade.
At both sides of the garages a ramp is
designed to enter or leave the parking. The ramps are
designed for one
way traffic but allow 2-way traffic in
cases of emergency. The columns are placed in a grid of
18x8m, Based on the dimensions of the parking places
(5.5x2.67m) & the width of the traffic lanes (7m) between
them. So a column-free parking zone has been created.
Part V Existing South Terminal Building
The existing terminal building is a concrete structure with
concrete shells as roof. The grid system of the building is
12x12m2. The building comprises a ground and 1st floor
& mezzanines on the 2nd floor. Luggage handling tales
place in the basement. The building will be incorporated
in the total design of the Basic Project. This will include
adjustments to the existing structures.
Use of ESA-Prima Win
Description of the technical questions to be solved
with ESA-Prima Win:
The problem we solve in ESA-Prima Win was to study and
to calculate the
way forces are running through the
design of the construction. So by modelling
we had to
decide if things are possible or not. Really special at the
design process were the earthquake loads.
A description of your experience with ESA-Prima
Win when realising the project:
ESA-Prima Win was a key player in the design process.
Our
engineers used ESA-Prima Win from the first sketch of the
architect till the last calculation in the design process.
When modelling our ESA-prima Win calculation models
we used a lot the opportunity to exchange digital
information with the architects. So, it really worked quick
this way and the answers for the construction could be
given in a fast way!
Modules used:
Base
2D frame
2D grid
3D frame
Dynamic document
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