Tobias Pötter

A regional airport with a typical pattern of use has got to be planned - an explicit top in the morning (departure) and in the evening (arrival). Therefore the building has a bad utilisation of its total space, because in the first phase of the day only one half of the terminal - the takeoff area - is used, in other mostly the arrival area.

The basic idea deals with this problem. The new airport building is usable in the in one direction (morning - departure) and in the evening in the other direction (arrival). Thus both traffic-peaks are manageable and savings to approx. 35% are possible in required floor space, building cost and maintenance costs.

Special questions concerning the passenger flow were clearified by operating with a terminal simulation software in collaboration with the Airport Research Center Aachen.

The building is structured modulary, so it can grow with it´s passenger volume. Each hall is flanked by two volumes which contains the check in counter, shopping areas and other secondary functions. The hall can be used and switched according to their requirements (flight or takeoff),which is guaranteed by switchable space units.

In the morning, for instance, turnable glas-partitions assure a clear separation between airside and landside and limit the space for the waiting queues of the check Ins . In the evening these partittions can be turned by 90 degrees,so that same space can be switched to the arrival hall of the passenger in the evening.

The structure with it´s barrel-shaped halls and lower functional areas based on the pattern of utilisation and offers the passenger a free view through the airport building to the airside and the airplanes - the real fascination of the airport. 

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