foster mexico city international airport

The envelope will be constructed to meet high thermal and acoustic standards.

The structure enveloping the building will also provide shading and direct daylight, as well as enable views. The airport will be built with sustainability features, such as rain water collection and displacement ventilation systems, in order to achieve LEED Platinum certification. The design incorporates easier navigation, few level changes and no need for internal trains or underground tunnels. The building is being designed to be one continuous and smooth flowing structure in order to manage the flow of passengers quickly and efficiently. The vast, column-free and illuminated interior under the vaulted roof of the terminal refers to the Mesoamerican symbol of the Sun. The roof resembles the stretched wings of an eagle about to take flight.

Torre Reforma is a 245m-tall mixed-use building under construction at Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City. The terminal entrance will feature a cacti garden with the access road resembling a snake. The architecture has drawn inspiration from one of the famous symbolisms of Mexico, an eagle on top of a rock devouring a serpent. Pitched as the ‘Airport of the Future’, the design of the new airport is inspired by Mexican architecture and symbolism. Design of Mexico city’s new international airport The highest point of the airport building with up to four floors will be at 45m. A lightweight pre-fabricated system will be used to increase the speed of construction without requiring scaffolding.

The ducts and pipes used for maintenance purposes would be beneath the building instead of the roof. The internal structure of the airport building comprises composite deck slabs and steel columns. The planned lightweight vaulted roof depends on the city’s challenging soil conditions. The outer structure clad with glazing and painted aluminium panels will be built with steel and concrete. The exterior will be made of a lightweight grid shell structure, which will envelop the roof and the terminal walls.

Foster mexico city international airport