Project Highlight
Building up to full operations with 230 flights per day , the concourse can handle an additional 10 million passengers a year . The Mott MacDonald and Arup joint venture has been working on the detailed design of this project since June 2010 , providing full multidisciplinary design and construction support . Aedas is the architect for the joint venture and has also worked closely with OTC Ltd on the planning of the concourse .
The concourse ’ s timely opening demonstrates that a collaborative effort of client , contractor , lead design consultants and their sub-consultants , can bring about a successful outcome to a large capital works programme .
Design concept The design of the Midfield Concourse architecturally respects and complements the existing Terminal 1 ( T1 ), while incorporating the latest thinking in aviation , passenger expectation and sustainability .
Passengers will be able to experience HKIA ’ s latest ambience experience with more landscaping and fresher colours than ever before . At the APM concourse , passengers alighting the train are presented with an impressive 8m × 40m long blue cast glass wall by artist Graham Jones . On arrivals , a complementary 8m × 29m red cast glass wall welcomes passengers . They are part of a magical space which glows with light : adjacent big green walls with waterfalls reference the natural landscape of the Hong
Kong New Territories .
The undulating single-span roof of the concourse adopts a diagonal truss structure with curving north-facing roof lights to bring natural light deep into the heart of the building . At the centre of the departures level sits the retail hub , flanked by the north and south halls . Passengers can look both ways towards all the boarding gates , visible beyond the retail stores and food outlets . It is this intuitive legibility that provides a comfortable setting for a relaxed shopping and dining experience .
Sustainability To maximise efficiency and sustainability , we have introduced more than 35 green features , including low-energy lighting systems , high performance glazing panels , solar shading and north-facing skylights to maximise natural lighting while reducing solar heat gain and saving on air-conditioning .
The concourse adopts an environmentally responsive building form , with its roof shape and glazed facades optimised based on the building ’ s orientation . The roof has an asymmetrical cross section with a deep protective overhang to the west to minimise solar heat gain . As the concourse ’ s axis is offset from true north and south , the aspect of the skylights sit at a skew to the main orientation of the roof , to face north to maximise natural lighting .
Recycled water is used for water-cooled chillers of the air-conditioning system and
seawater for flushing . More than 1,200 m 2 of solar panels are installed on the roof to harness renewable energy .
The project targets to become one of the first few buildings to receive the BEAM Plus Gold Rating from the Hong Kong Green Building Council .
Building Information Modelling ( BIM ) The Midfield Concourse is AAHK ’ s first facility to be developed with BIM , enabling use of innovative 3D tools such as wind flow modelling , air traffic control sightline and walk through checks . These 3D tools and implementation of BIM facilitated the coordination of all disciplines in a synchronised manner , while preventing and resolving coordination clashes . The application of BIM on this project won Bentley ’ s Be Inspired BIM Awards 2011 and Autodesk ’ s Hong Kong BIM Awards 2013 .
About Aedas Aedas is one of the world ’ s leading global architecture and design practices . The company is built on the belief that great design can only be delivered by people with a deep social and cultural understanding of the communities they are designing for . Aedas ’ global platform for creative excellence in design enables some of the world ’ s most talented designers to plug into the latest information and delivery systems they need to produce truly world-class design solutions . �
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