Design proposal for a Spaceport and passenger terminal at the Edvard Rusjan airport in Maribor
Revolutionary space technologies in the private sector
Aviation andspace technologies have been closely related at a technological levelthroughout history, even though space is accessible to an exceptionally smallnumber of people. For example, up until now fewer than 500 people have gone into orbit. Thisis equivalent to the number of people passing through small airport every hour.
This statistic is certainly likely to change inthe coming years due to civil research and the development of new space flighttechnologies. A number of companies are currently working on developing flightsinto space in a cheaper and safer way than we know it today. This will enablemore people to have the opportunity to travel into space and will open up thefuture potential for commercial space travel. In recent years there has beensignificant progress in the development of suborbital flight devices. We areapproaching a moment of great change and one of the main milestones in thehistory of aeronautics.
This study will analyze thedevelopment of aeronautical technology and the direct influence it has had onthe construction of airport infrastructure. Throughfocusing on three key factors- vision, functionality and the psychologicalimpact on passengers- this piece of research will carry out an experiment to revitalizeMaribor airport by adding a new hybrid terminal, which fits in with the localsurroundings and combines international passenger travel with a contemporaryaviation centre- spaceport. Combining these two complementary fields brings tothe forefront certain new questions and provides a utopian concept for a newairport identity.
The psychological experience of flying will beapplied to the architectural design of the airport. Theflight experience, from the point of takeoff to the point of landing, will bedivided into five different phases which refer to the condition of the passengers, their perceptions of the outsideworld, the physical and psychological pressure on the body and fear and stresslevels before flying.
The sensations experienced by passengers will beapplied within an architectural framework through the form of the wallcurvature, density of the grating/patterns/screens, the dimensions of thearchitectural elements and their design in terms of texture, color tone andperspective. In this respect, the study will attempt to bring flying closer tothe passengers and simultaneously provide a new facility.
Furthermore, the functional design of the structureand international legislation applying to airport construction are equallyimportant elements which need to be taken into consideration. For this reason, despite the natural flow of passengers, the functional design isdistinctively orthogonal and generic, yet the dynamic shape of its formencapsulates the flight experience and so-doing comprises functionalitywithin an integral and recognizable form.
Thisinnovative spaceport experiment will provide an insight into possible stepsforward within this field and will determine guidelines for furtherdevelopments in the future.
This statistic is certainly likely to change inthe coming years due to civil research and the development of new space flighttechnologies. A number of companies are currently working on developing flightsinto space in a cheaper and safer way than we know it today. This will enablemore people to have the opportunity to travel into space and will open up thefuture potential for commercial space travel. In recent years there has beensignificant progress in the development of suborbital flight devices. We areapproaching a moment of great change and one of the main milestones in thehistory of aeronautics.
This study will analyze thedevelopment of aeronautical technology and the direct influence it has had onthe construction of airport infrastructure. Throughfocusing on three key factors- vision, functionality and the psychologicalimpact on passengers- this piece of research will carry out an experiment to revitalizeMaribor airport by adding a new hybrid terminal, which fits in with the localsurroundings and combines international passenger travel with a contemporaryaviation centre- spaceport. Combining these two complementary fields brings tothe forefront certain new questions and provides a utopian concept for a newairport identity.
The psychological experience of flying will beapplied to the architectural design of the airport. Theflight experience, from the point of takeoff to the point of landing, will bedivided into five different phases which refer to the condition of the passengers, their perceptions of the outsideworld, the physical and psychological pressure on the body and fear and stresslevels before flying.
The sensations experienced by passengers will beapplied within an architectural framework through the form of the wallcurvature, density of the grating/patterns/screens, the dimensions of thearchitectural elements and their design in terms of texture, color tone andperspective. In this respect, the study will attempt to bring flying closer tothe passengers and simultaneously provide a new facility.
Furthermore, the functional design of the structureand international legislation applying to airport construction are equallyimportant elements which need to be taken into consideration. For this reason, despite the natural flow of passengers, the functional design isdistinctively orthogonal and generic, yet the dynamic shape of its formencapsulates the flight experience and so-doing comprises functionalitywithin an integral and recognizable form.
Thisinnovative spaceport experiment will provide an insight into possible stepsforward within this field and will determine guidelines for furtherdevelopments in the future.
SPACEPORT IN SLOVENIA
ENTRANCE HALL
DEPARTURE GATES
ATRIUM BETWEEN LANDSCAPE AND SPACEPORT
HYBRID TERMINAL
3D SECTION
FACADES
STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS
NIGHT VIEW
