CHANGI AIRPORT / Terminal 3

[RafflesCity]

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/mon...75021,00.html?

March 4, 2003

JAPANESE construction firm Shimizu has been awarded a $1 billion contract to build Changi Airport's third passenger terminal.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore confirmed media reports yesterday that the contract, awarded solely to Japan's third-largest general contractor, will be signed in May.

Shimizu was one of 11 parties that put in a bid for the contract when the Government called for a tender in September 2001.

Scheduled for completion in 2006, the third terminal will have a handling capacity of 20 million passengers. That will enable Changi Airport to cope with a total of 64 million passengers a year.

The airport handled less than half that number - 29 million passengers - for the whole of last year.

A key architectural feature of the new terminal, which will span four storeys and have 28 boarding gates, is the liberal use of glass panels that will allow natural light to illuminate the terminal.

Shimizu declined to comment on the details of the deal when contacted in Tokyo yesterday.

The Japanese firm has clinched a total of 360 billion yen (S$5.3 billion) worth of contracts from the Republic since 1980, when it first undertook an office building project here.

[RafflesCity]

Very impressive pictures!
This will definitely help Changi maintain its number 1 position.

I saw the new subway at the airport..looks cool, although unless I was really free and had little luggage, I would take a taxi.

[RafflesCity]

Originally posted by renell
real cool pictures changi is really big!! btw how many runways does it have?

I think there are 2 runways. Am I right?

[RafflesCity]

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Does anyone know if the inter-terminal train shuttle will be extended to T3?</td></tr>
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They should, although T3 seems to be a bit further off.

[RafflesCity]

A rendering and information from SOM's website

This new airline terminal completes a multi-phase masterplan that began in the 1970's. The form of this phase is intended to be compatible with the existing terminal while simultaneously yielding a unique experience.

In evaluating the design requirements for T3, it became evident that there needed to be a clearer hierarchy of spaces within the terminal. In order to achieve this goal, SOM designed a feature roof that spans the Ticketing Hall and Departure Hall. Comparatively, the surrounding landscaped roofs covering the concourses and ancillary spaces linking the existing terminals are lower and less articulated.

A system of louvers both above and below the feature roof baffles the tropical sunlight admitted through the skylights. These louvers limit the amount of direct light on the terminal floor and allow the space to be filled with diffused, ambient light. The careful positioning of louvers gives the ceiling a soft, organic character. The lightweight, perforated aluminum composite panels benefit the acoustics of the space while reflecting both natural and artificial light. The louvers are supported by a system of cables that also helps stabilize the roof trusses.

The total structure consists of 220m long by 4m deep steel truss-supported roof with cable bracing and tension-net point-fixed glass fa�e. The light modulation system contains 1,100 skylights and 215,000 cable-supported perforated aluminum louvers. Due to its size, scale and articulation, the roof's effect is quite atmospheric.

[RafflesCity]

When Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 3 opens in 2006, it will have a S$121 million state-of-the-art baggage handling system that will enhance Changi Airport's position as an aviation hub in the region. The fully-automated baggage system will include a high-speed inter-terminal baggage transfer system and an automated early bag storage facility.

A key feature of the new baggage handling system is a high-speed inter-terminal baggage transfer system. Baggage of transfer passengers making connections at different terminals will be transported individually through underground tunnels at a speed of 7m/s. This means it will take only about three minutes for a bag to be transported from one terminal to the other.

The baggage handling system will also have an automated early baggage storage system, where bags that are checked-in early or transfer bags with long connection times are stored. Besides allowing for automatic bag storage and retrieval, the system is also able to automatically update changes in flight itinerary of passengers and thus discharge the bags to the right connecting flights. The new baggage system will also have an integrated multi-level baggage security screening system to automatically screen bags.

The baggage handling system in Terminal 3 will also be able to support the operations of new large aircraft, such as the Airbus A380. Of the eight baggage claim belts in Terminal 3's Arrival Hall, four are designed to support the new large aircraft.

Work on the new baggage handling system will begin in the last quarter of 2003 and is expected to be completed in 2005.

[BrizzyChris]

Thank you heaps, I've been waiting for so long to see some renderings of T3. But I am still a little confused as to its location within the airport. Will it be north of T1?

[BrizzyChris]

Yes, Changi has 2 runways at the moment.

Does anyone know if the inter-terminal train shuttle will be extended to T3?

[Blabbyboy]

That clear span bridge looks like Santiago Clatrava's work. Anyone know the architect? But the ceiling is...disturbing! hehe

[kiku99]

looks like it's gonna be a very modern terminal...ccol

[vvill]

it looks sorta weird.. seems like the roof is falling due to earthquake. mmm.

SOM could have done better.

[renell]

real cool pictures changi is really big!! btw how many runways does it have?

[TropicalSQ744]

Great pics hier!! I remember going pass part of the T3 which has completed construction (i think!) and boy was the glass good!

Can't wait to see how the rest of the terminal turns out!

[Skyblade]

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I wished LAX could be this awesome.</td></tr>
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Anywho Changi T3 looks like a really awesome sight to behold when arriving.

[heirloom]

these are renderings of the currently under construction terminal. (please also go to pg3 for amazing and large renditions scanned from a book)




Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 3 will have a flat but intriguing roof consisting of many skylights allowing natural light into the terminal building. The roof will limit the amount of direct sunlight into the building through the use of louvres suspended above and below the skylights, filling Terminal 3 with diffused, ambient light during the day. At night, artificial light bounced off the ceiling creates a soothing and comfortable environment for passengers. This unique feature of Terminal 3 will also be seen by passengers waiting to collect their bags at the baggage claim hall.




Passengers using Terminal 3 can expect to move around with ease and minimum dependence on signages. This is possible as Terminal 3 will adopt a see-through layout concept, making it easier for travellers to orientate themselves. This is part of the four guiding principles adopted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) when designing Terminal 3, namely, clarity, natural lighting, external views and maintainability.

Terminal 3 and its associated works will cost S$1.5 billion. It will add a capacity of 20 million passengers a year, bringing the total capability of Changi Airport to 64 million passengers till the year 2020. When opened in 2006, Terminal 3 will add another 28 aerobridge gates to Changi Airport, with up to eight that will be designed to handle the new generation of large aircraft, the A380.

[huaiwei]

These renderings and text are taken out from a book entitled "Changi by Design – Architecture of the
World’s Best Airport" by Nirmal Kishnani. Painstakingly scanned and OCRed for your viewing and
reading pleasure!

(note: there are also text and illustrations for the existing terminals, which I will provide in future)

[huaiwei]

In the processes that shaped the issues and priorities of T3 three schemes were generated and evaluated,
each with a somewhat exaggerated emphasis.

The Wave was an allegory of movement. The curvature of the roof tracked departing passenger flow
through the building, rising and falling to give emphasis to space and activity.

[huaiwei]

The Eye was an expression of technology, an anatomical analogy for the skylight above the Departure Hall,
made up of a matrix of steel and glass.

[eyetoeye]

Really cool. Many airports seem to have that 'curve' shape, though, especially the newer ones in Japan. Kansai International and Fukuoka International's departure halls have the effect too. In fact, i find the two look exactly alike from the inside.

[Cliff]

Wow!!!
I never knew of the wave thing!!!
Will it be built?

Thanks Huaiwei for scanning them!!