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LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall

LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners

LAGUARDIA TERMINAL B ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES HALL

HOK

COLLABORATORS
Foit Albert, Switzer, RCGA, NPA, Kiku Obata for graphics, Cerami for acoustics.

ARCHITECTS
HOK

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Lumion, Armstrong Ceilings, Ergon, Guardian Glass, Interpane, Josef Gartner, Lumenpulse, Nabco, Rimex, Saint-Gobain, Tandus Centiva, The Lighting Quotient, USAI, Wilsonart, Certainteed Ceiling, KONE, McGrory Glass, McNeel, PPG IdeaScapes, +3

CATEGORY
Airport

AREA
850000 ft²

YEAR
2020

STREET LIGHTING, INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL AND SECURITY ELEMENTS
Advantage Engineering Associates

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Hardesty & Hanover, KS Engineers and Arora and Associates

ROADWAY OVERHEAD SIGNAGE
KS Engineers and Arora and Associates

CLIENTS
LaGuardia Gateway Partners, Vantage Airport Group, Skanska, Meridiam, JLC, Skanska Walsh, HOK, WSP

ENGINEERING
WSP

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING
KS Engineers and Arora and Associates

LOCATION
Queens, United States

ROADWAY OVERHEAD SIGNAGE AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AND FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING
KS Engineers and Arora and Associates

Text description provided by architect.

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall (aka headhouse) is a highly efficient yet adaptable terminal that completely transforms the passenger experience while paying homage to the architectural grandeur and individuality of New York City.

LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners
LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners

The four-story, 850,000-sq.-ft. the facility houses passenger services and amenities, including airline check-in, baggage drop-off and pick-up, and security.

These enhancements are supplemented by extensive food, beverage, and retail options as well as a dynamic public art program.

LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners
LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners

The steel-framed terminal, with its linear, precisely articulated, and dynamic form presents a modern, cohesive face to both the landside and airside.

It replaces a disjointed patchwork of structures with one that closely follows the curves of the Grand Central Parkway (GCP) and the airport access roads.

LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners
LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners

Connected to two island concourses by a pair of 450-foot-long steel truss pedestrian bridges, the headhouse serves as the nexus of the new Terminal B. .

From these transparent-walled bridges, elevated 65 feet above grade, arriving and departing passengers can enjoy panoramic skyline and airfield views as taxiing planes pass beneath them.

LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners
LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners

The bridges offer more than a sleek appearance. They enabled the design team to move the terminal 600 feet closer to the GCP

This approach, on which HOK collaborated with Vantage Airport Group, allowed for the construction of two additional miles of aircraft taxi lanes that will reduce airport ground delays.

LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners
LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners

The new Terminal B treats arrivals and departures with equal emphasis. This challenged the widespread practice among airports of offering the most monumental spaces to departures while relegating low-ceilinged, basement-like zones to arrivals.

At LaGuardia’s new Terminal B, incoming and outgoing passengers will share soaring, airy, grand-scaled sequences.

Inside the terminal, all check-in and passenger screening areas are located on the third floor. As needs change, this location will give Terminal B the adaptability to accommodate evolving security screening and technology.

LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners
LaGuardia Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall
© LaGuardia Gateway Partners

Instead of providing rigid parameters for each of its airline tenants, the ‘common-use’ design allows airlines to move easily within the terminal, expanding or shrinking their footprints within the terminal.

The sustainable design strategies in the new Terminal B, which is targeting LEED Silver certification, include generous use of non-glare daylighting, passive shading, natural local materials, and storm resiliency.

The efficient new infrastructure and layout will reduce the airport’s overall carbon footprint due to lower fuel demands from taxiing aircraft.

The team designed a simplified and intuitive circulation network comprising over eight miles of new roadway and 20 new bridges that provide an effortless connection from the airport to the GCP and New York City.

The construction phasing strategy enabled the continual operation of the existing airport while seamlessly shifting to the new infrastructure as construction was completed.


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