Description
About 27 million passengers passed through the Central Terminal at Sea-Tac Airport in 1999. When design teams set about updating the original 1947 facility, they envisioned it as a central civic space. For many visitors, the Central Terminal is the first impression they have of the city and the region.
Events such as the Nisqually earthquake and Sept. 11 also impacted the design, but the overall objective was to create a distinctively regional design with predominantly natural materials — granite, wood, steel and glass.
The architect, Fentress Bradburn Architects of Colorado, designed a facility that combines updated airport security, seismic safety, and an open, daylighted space to enhance relaxation and enjoyment of the terminal’s amenities.
The terminal is oriented around retail spaces, and a new central security checkpoint, which consolidates the two checkpoints currently located at Concourses B and C.
After passing through the checkpoint, visitors will enter a vast hall with a gigantic 60-foot-high, 300-foot-long cable-supported glass wall facing the airfield — reportedly the first in the U.S. The predominance of glass in the design is meant to suggest a light and open sensation, which is thought to be characteristic of the Pacific Northwest.
Another feature of the design is Pacific Marketplace, envisioned as the hub of the airport, with food and retail shops, open seating, trees, canopies and artwork.
Inside the terminal, unobstructed views of oversized flight information monitors will put passengers at ease as they wait and enjoy the panoramic views of the airfield and the Olympic Mountains.
Contractor:
JE Dunn Construction, 1309 114th Drive S.E., Bellevue, WA 98004, (425) 452-1904
Architects:
Fentress Bradburn Architects, 421 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203, (303) 722-5000
Streeter & Associates (associate architect), 185 University St., Seattle, WA 98101-2901, (206) 621-9270
Engineers:
Heery International
(project manager)
ABKJ (structural)
Berger/ABAM
(seismic retrofit design)
CivilTech (geotechnical)
The Greenbusch Group (acoustical)
Rosewater Engineering (civil)
Sparling (electrical and telecommunications)
Wood/Harbinger
(mechanical and plumbing)
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