Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Changi Airport Terminal 3 Architecture of Modern & Futuristic

Changi International Airport in Singapore remains attractive. Passengers who are in transit for hours, did not feel bored in the airport all day. Moreover, since January 2008 and then, having Changi Terminal 3, a new terminal with a unique architecture.
Built with a 1.75 billion dollar fund of Singapore, Changi Airport Terminal 3 building area of 380 000 square meters is designed by CPG Corporation and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LP. Its location just across from Terminal 2. Passengers from other terminals, can use the Skytrain which comes every five minutes.


The uniqueness of Changi Airport Terminal 3 is seen from the roof of the "butterfly", where soft natural light into the building. Modern design of Changi Airport Terminal 3 this seems to fit in with contemporary architectural design trends.

Another uniqueness of Changi Airport Terminal 3 is the presence of a vertical green wall five stories high as 300 meters. The Green Wall looks at the arrival hall and departure lounge and baggage claim. The Green Wall covered with vines interspersed with four waterfalls.

Transit passengers can enjoy cable TV programs on couches. Passengers also can download a gadget battery charger provided in a special place. Passengers who are tired, can try to massage the feet of reflection from the tools provided Osim. Children are also not lose time to play because it is available where children play.

And that is also fun are all wifi airport area is an area that can be accessed free of charge, after the passenger asked for a username and password by showing your passport and boarding pass.

The layout concept of Terminal 3 of Changi Airport, shopping centers and transit arrival hall designed so as to become a place of comfort. Most of the terminal floor is carpeted so that the impression of a very elegant feel. Parquette partly coated.

The use of transparent glass in the building of Terminal 3 this allows passengers to enjoy the view from all angles, including shopping and dining room. Passengers can freely choose which outlets will be visited. More than 100 retail outlets and 40 places to eat and drink is opened in Terminal 3.

Changi Airport Terminal 3 should be proud because a lot of new outlets and the first built at the airport. Guylian Belgian Chocolate From Cafe (the first was opened outside of Belgium), travel retail outlets Ferrari (the first was opened outside the European region) and store the world's first World Cup, and the first Apple and Sony stores are built at the airport, the first Vertu boutique in the airport in Southeast Asia, the cabin the first SK-II beauty at the airport, to the first Hard Rock Cafe outlets to open at the main international airport.

Changi Airport Terminal 3 capacity is 22 million passengers per year, bringing the total capacity of this airport reached 70 million passengers who move each year. In this new terminal, there are 28 Aerobridge gates, and eight of them are designed to receive the A-380 aircraft.

Changi International Airport is an area of 13 square km, a distance of approximately 17.2 km from the central business district of Singapore. The airport is the headquarters of airlines of Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SilkAir, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia Airways, Valuair, and Jett8 Airlines Cargo. Qantas airlines using Changi as a major transit point flights from Australia to Europe.

Changi became the headquarters for the largest number of foreign airlines. In April 2008, recorded 4340 weekly flights operated by 80 airlines serving 130 cities in 59 countries worldwide.

Changi important contribution to the economy of Singapore, because it absorbs 13 000 workers.

In 2007, Changi record 36,701,556 passengers, up 4.8 percent over the previous year. This makes Changi enters as the 19th busiest airport in the world, or the fifth in Asia in 2007.

Changi is one of the busiest cargo airport in the world, with 1.89 million tons of cargo in the year 2007. Since opening in 1981, this airport has won more than 280 awards in the period of 20 years (1987-2007), including 19 awards The Best Airport.

Changi continues to renew itself, build various facilities to serve the passengers, including the building of Terminal 3. Passengers in transit and had to wait for hours, got the city tourist facilities for free for two hours in the program "Free Singapore Tour". The number of people is limited 12 people. Passengers of all nationalities are guided by a tour guide.

This is how Singapore to serve passengers who come from various parts of the world. As a country that sell services, Singapore succeeded in making Changi Airport as the country's main window. (Robert Adhi KSP, from Singapore Changi International Airport)


source :http://forum.vibizportal.com/showthread.php?t=4966


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