Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) in Baku, Azerbaijan is a striking embodiment of the fact that the airport can be not only a convenient infrastructure, but also a masterpiece of architecture, a real calling card of the country. The project for the construction of a new international airport complex was implemented by Arup in collaboration with Woods Bagot, together with a design team based in Baku, with additional support from studios in Dubai and London.
The total area of the new airport complex, capable of serving 6 million passengers a year, is 65 thousand square meters.
In order to ensure flight safety, the terminal uses the latest scientific and technical achievements used in international aviation.
All conditions have been created to ensure the convenience of passengers – numerous cafes and restaurants, business halls, interactive kiosks and a playground have been built, more than 2 thousand very comfortable chairs, 40 check-in desks, 30 escalators, 21 elevators are installed in the halls, and telescopic ramps are outside the building .
These ramps can take simultaneously 12 aircraft, including the world’s largest passenger aircraft Airbus A380.
“When the authorities of the Azerbaijani airport visited the VIP lounge that we developed for Turkish Airlines in Istanbul, they wanted to apply the idea of a shell inside a larger structure,” the project architects said.
The futuristic interior of the new terminal of Heydar Aliyev International Airport is a development of Turkish architects from the Autoban bureau
To link the interior design with the architecture of the airport, experts applied strict geometry to the design of cocoons, using a triangular pattern motif that echoes the pattern of the floor and pendant lighting system.
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The construction contractor was MAPA, which completed all construction work, and through a subcontractor, SITA installed MEP systems and professional equipment for the airport.
The design and delightful facade of the building were completed by WAAGNER-BIRO. In addition, the architects Woods Bagot, engineers Buro Happold, VANDERLANDE, who designed and installed a modern baggage management system, CAVAG, installed platforms for passengers to enter telescopic ramps, and SCHINDLER, which provided all elevators and escalators, also worked on the development of the terminal.
Today, the Heydar Aliyev International Airport tops the list of the best among all airports in Russia and the CIS countries.
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