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Carrasco International Airport New Terminal Dubai Metro Red Line and Green Line Fairbanks International Airport Liège-Guillemins TGV Railway Station Terminal B Concourse, Mineta San Jose International Airport The Rosa Parks Transit Center Tempe Transportation Center International Arrivals Building Expansion at Washington Dulles International Airport
International Arrivals Building Expansion at Washington Dulles International Airport
Owner: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
Date Completed: Phase 1: September 2009
Phase 2: Fourth Quarter 2010 (expected completion)
Phase 3: Third Quarter 2011 (expected completion)
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Program: A 104,000-square-foot expansion featuring a larger arrivals hall, two VIP customs processing lounges, and a new second story with a mezzanine level that includes a docking station for the airport’s mobile lounge vehicle transportation system.
Design concept and solution: The architects sought to create an open, welcoming space that stands apart from the iconic Eero Saarinen–designed main terminal while giving arriving passengers a strong sense of place.
PGAL designed an L-shape expansion, keeping the wing’s western leg at one story and tucking the tall portion to the south, where it doesn’t block the western view out of Saarinen’s main terminal. Arriving passengers enter on the mezzanine level where a glass curtain wall offers them views of the Saarinen building and leads them down the escalators. To make the single-story portion appear less squat, PGAL deviated from the usual Dulles gray palette and incorporated a brighter, high-impact panel wall system and stainless-steel column enclosures.
Gross square footage:
206,000 sq. ft.
Total construction cost: $ 100 million
Architect:
PGAL
201 North Union Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703.836.0588
Fax: 703.836.8027
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