Harbin is
a city of seven million people located four hours flying time north of
Beijing and with a very specific landscape, climate and history. The
brief for this new 45 million passenger International and Domestic
Terminal was to provide a world class facility that could be identified
as regional and progressive – a gateway and hub for North East China.
The
design competition entry was prepared by HASSELL in association with
Airbiz, AYD and CNARDI. It draws on the city's identity as an 'ice city'
and contender to host the 2020 Winter Olympics. The forms are
referenced in the fractured ice that covers the local Songua River in
the winter and the structure was developed using a computerised 3D
matrix incorporating lucky Chinese numbers as the reference points for
the roof shells.
The forms
are reflected in the landscape which defines the terminal plaza area –
the folding plates covering parking areas protect vehicles from ice and
snow. Salt water and fresh water ponds that contrast by freezing, or not
freezing, reinforce the seasons, and the use of the local black soil
and specific flora further place the airport in context. The translucent
roof and funnelled glazed roof supports respond to the low elevation of
the sun and all water is captured with trace heating to prevent
freezing.
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