SubscribeREID architecture has unveiled the first image of a new landmark Air Traffic Control Tower at Edinburgh Airport. The client is BAA Scottish Airports.
The 57m high tower is to be located landside on a main access road. The prominent site has therefore demanded both an iconic and secure design. A 30m zone has been created round the building where no cars can park and bomb blast experts brought on board.
To meet the constraints of the tight, compact site and security issues, REID architecture has more unusually combined the base building with the tower. This has led to a much stronger form visually; a very low site take with minimum footprint; and an enhanced structural integrity in an economic building. The circular plate pierced through the middle by the tower shaft is an extremely efficient plan form, which creates the maximum floor area requiring the minimum amount of wall cladding.
Luke Zuber, Associate Director at REID architecture, said: “Having the opportunity to create a beacon for Edinburgh Airport, a flagship building that all traffic will circulate, is extremely exciting.”
Richard Geoffrey, Managing Director of Edinburgh Airport, added: “It is an architectural statement, symbolic of where we’re coming from and where we’re going.”
Coordinated design will begin early next year with the project due to start on site later in 2004.
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5th December 2003
