While working at Public Architects I participated in the competition about a new airport in Riga, Latvia for airBaltic. The project proposal aims at creating a unique take off experience showing that airports can actually be attractive and extroverted. Also, our proposal makes sure that there is daylight everywhere and views to the surrounding close-by woods everywhere in the building.
The proposal focuses on flexibility, because international airports in general has a major need for increased efficiency and rethinking, as the conditions in air traffic has changed substantially over the past years: The number of air lines has increased significantly and security measurements have been intensified. These trends create completely different needs for the logistics in an international airport. Our proposal offers a unique flexibility and possibilities for easy expansion as the airport grows.
Type Open Latvian competition
Office Public Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
Name airBaltic New Terminal Architecture Competition
Function Airport
Client airBaltic
Location Riga, Latvia
Prizes €100.000
Year 2010
Size 58.000 m2
Status Settled
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