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Guelmim Airport

Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

GUELMIM AIRPORT

Groupe3 Architectes

ARCHITECTS
Groupe3 Architectes

CATEGORY
Airport

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Omar Tijani, Skander Amine

LOCATION
Guelmim, Morocco

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Omar Tijani, Skander Amine

AREA
9000.0 m2

LANDSCAPE
Atelier Bertrand Houin

PROJECT MANAGER
Vincent Missemer

CLIENT
Office National Des Aéroports

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, Groupe3Architectes

PROJECT YEAR
2018

MANUFACTURERS
Eurocoustic Saint Gobain, Lakhssas Morocco, Pms Alüminyum, Pms Alüminyum, Rockfon, Imat, Imat

Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Text description provided by architect.

The new Guelmim airport is integrated in an existing military infrastructure located 3km north of the city.

Guelmim Airport
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Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The stakes of the project were simplicity, efficiency, environmental control and extensibility, which is a prerequisite for the durability of an airport.

It is with this objective that the construction of the building was designed in 2 phases, resulting in a linear design parallel to the runways.

Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The terminal building consists of 2 double height halls that hold the waiting areas which open onto the landscape on one side and on the runways on the other, protected by wide overhangs and a light-filtering façade.

The low-emissivity metal filter is a patchwork of perforated panels that draw the shade and colour the light, subtly evocating the decorative themes of the region.

Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The linear main building located between the bonded zone and the duty free zone is topped with a patio that provides natural light to the heart of the building.

The main issue of the project was providing the maximum amount of natural light and ventilation to avoid expensive technical equipment, while optimizing the view of the surrounding landscape, which facilitates movement and flow of the building’s users.

Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Guelmim Airport
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


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