Suvarnabhumi International Airport

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Project The World (Dubai) 3

The three graces' by NOX | lars spuybroek. 3

Elephant Building (Bangkok) 3

MahaNakhon. 4

Suvarnabhumi International Airport 4

Translation. 6

The literature list 10

Modern architecture of Dubai and Bangkok

Project The World (Dubai)

 

The World is an artificial archipelago of various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a map of the landmasses of the Earth, located 4 km (2.5 mi) off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The World islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai's shallow coastal waters, and are one of several artificial island developments in Dubai. The World's developer is Nakheel Properties, and the project was originally conceived by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.

Islands in the archipelago range from 14,000 to 42,000 square metres in area. Distances between islands average 100 metres  The entire development is an area that covers 6 by 9 kilometres and is surrounded by an oval-shaped breakwater island. Roughly 232 km of shoreline was created. The World's overall development costs were estimated at $14 billion USD in 2005. When dredging has been completed, there will be 321 million cubic metres of sand and 31 million tons of rock on the Islands.[1]

The three graces' by NOX | lars spuybroek

Historically in art, the three graces have been viewed as a symbol of lasting unity, each grace displaying a relaxed posture, and forming a group of sisters or friends and representing joy, beauty and charm related in form and gesture, the three create a synergy. invited for a competition, NOX | lars spuybroek has designed a family of towers called 'the three graces' in dubai which follow very similar dynamics to that of the art history beauties. the project is currently in progress and sees the towers being interconnected by a footbridge. this bridge will reduce footprints on the peers and increase the symbolism of unity and will make the towers appear as a gate to the harbor on which it is situated. inspired by the famous example of the firth-of-forth bridge in scotland, 1882, the three towers are constructed from one load-bearing skin which is geometrically based on small oceanic creatures called 'radiolaria'. one meter behind the skin, there is a glass-mulliion (which is a structural element dividing adjacent windows of a built structure) and spans from floor to floor between the skins the towers' climates can be regulated by a mixture of both natural and artificial ventilation.[2]

Elephant Building (Bangkok)

 

It was built by a Thai architect who has special interest in elephants. His house is decorated with all kinds of elephant collections. His faith and love in elephants motivated him to build this dream structure. At first, the 3 buildings were constructed like 3 towers pointing to the sky. The challenging part was the elephant body which was later constructed over the 3 buildings and respectively joined together. Though the elephant building is not a "must see" attraction for Bangkokians but its unique structure makes Bangkok an attractive city. This is a landmark known among most Bangkokians.[3]

MahaNakhon

 

In Thailand soon there will be an improbable project - a live inhabited complex in Bangkok. One of the largest builders of Thailand has told about new project MahaNakhon – a 77-storeyed building with unique design. Unusual word MahaNakhon on Russian is translated as "Megacity". Originality of architecture consists in original 3-d effect, and also a considerable quantity of open terraces and hinged glass walls with which help the volume and the building form will change in the face of. MahaNakhon becomes the present live being. Architect MahaNakhon is known Ole Scheeren. The complex will include: the hotel, apartments, shops and restaurants in the bottom part of a complex, and on the top of a tower at height of 310 metres will settle down a bar-restaurant.

The author of design of a building has offered unusual idea - to make a construction from a set separate three-dimensional blocks just as the image on the computer screen is under construction of separate points - pixels. On a plan of Ole Sherena the given concept will unite a street life of Thai capital with anthropogenous structure MahaNakhon. The matter is that because of features of Bangkok soil, namely a close arrangement of ground waters, obligatory presently automobile parkings cannot be placed underground, it is direct under a building. Therefore at the majority of architectural constructions of Bangkok of parking buildings from street are located before houses, separating, thus, buildings from street.. As a result skyscrapers become similar to the huge rocks, surrounded by "sea" from cars that, certainly, the loss causes to city architecture.[4]

Suvarnabhumi International Airport

 

Suvarnabhumi Airport officially opened on September 28, 2006 after a forty-five-year wait. As far back as 1960, the Royal Thai government hired Litchfield Whiting Bowne & Associates to conduct a feasibility study and layout for a city plan of Bangkok. In its study, the company proposed that the municipality should make preparations for a new commercial airport as Bangkok's current international airport would reach maximum operating capacity by 2006. The study noted that without a new airport, Thailand's economy in general, and the country's travel and tourism industry in particular, would be much affected. The new airport with total area of 32.4 square kilometers - six times larger than the site of the present Bangkok International Airport, was opened on January 19, 2002. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej had bestowed upon the airport the name 'Suvarnabhumi' or 'golden land'. Investment for the new airport totaled 150 billion baht (about four billion USD), made up from 137 billion baht from government and state enterprise funding and 13 billion baht from the private sector. Suvarnabhumi Airport have an advanced airport information and management system (AIMS) costing 2 billion baht, replicating that of Athens International Airport, which is recognized as one of the most modern airports in the world. However, Suvarnabhumi Airport is much larger and Thailand will be recognized as having the world's most modern, IT-equipped international airport. Many feel that Suvarnabhumi will be at the center of Thailand's growth and economic development. It is expected that during the first five years of operation Suvarnabhumi Airport could occupy twelfth or thirteenth place as growth in the commercial airline industry rises rapidly in the Asia Pacific region.[5]

Structure & Architecture: The airport has a passenger terminal area of 563,000 square meters comprising a seven-storey building and a basement floor area. The terminal is lined with 2 types of wall material comprising aluminum wall from the first to second floors. From the 2nd floor to the roof and on some parts of the ground floor to the roof, there is a glass wall using the cable-stayed system known as 'cable-stayed fade'. The overall look of the building reflects a detailed design process, a fine combination of various branches of architectural designs expressed in the most direct and simple way, which makes Suvarnabhumi Airport's architecture a unique feature and one of the most outstanding airport designs among international airports.

Facts about Suvarnabhumi International Airport: The main terminal, located on an area of 563,000 square meters, is the largest in the world, and some 10,000 square meters larger than Hong Kong International Airport. At a height of 132 meters, Suvarnabhumi Airport has the tallest control tower in the world, ten meters taller than the one at Malaysia International Airport. Its hotel has 612 rooms, the largest in the world, 4 restaurants, bars, and 2,400 sq meters meting & convention center and extensive recreation facilities with an Airport Link rail station located in the lobby area.

Aircraft Terminal: The seven aircraft terminals, annotated A, B, C, D, E, F and G each has a glass roof lined with a strong and durable synthetic material. Suvarnabhumi Airport enable to process up to 45 million passengers and 3 million tons of cargo annually. This will result in the airport being able to handle 76 commercial flights per an hour. [6]

Translation

 

Современная архитектура Дубая и Бангкока