Beijing Daxing

International Airport
Beijing, China

Bei ji ng Da xi ng I nt e r n a ti o n a l Ai r por t i s a ne w a i r port i n t he Da xi ng d i st r i c t 4 6k m s o u t h o f t h e ci t y

cent r e (20 mi nut es by expr ess tr a i n).

D e v e l ope d t o al l e vi a te cong e s t i on at t he ca p it a l ’s e xi st i ng a i r port , Bei ji ng Da xi ng wi l l be a ma jor

t r a nspor t hub for t he r eg i on w i t h t he w o r l d ’s f a s t e st gr ow i ng dema nd for i nt e r n a ti o n a l tr av e l a nd i s

f ul l y i nt e gr at e d w it hi n t he co u n t r y ’s e x p a n d i n g tr a nspor t netw or k .

I ni t i a l ly se rv i ng 4 5 mi ll i on pa s s e ng e r s pe r y e a r, Be i j i ng Da xi n g w il l a ccommo da t e 7 2 m i l l i o n tr av e l l er s

by 2025 a nd i s pl a nned for fur t her expa nsi on t o ser v e u p t o 1 0 0 m i l l i o n p a s s e n g er s a n d 4 m i l li o n

t onnes of ca r g o a nnua ll y.

Bei ji ng D a x i n g ’s 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 m ² pa sseng er t e r mi nal i ncl udes a n 80,000m² g r ound tr a ns por t at i on ce nt r e

of fer i ng dir e ct connect i ons t o Bei ji ng , t he na t i o n a l h i g h - s p e e d r a i l n et w o rk a nd l oca l t r ai n s e r v i ce s ,

pr ov i di ng a ca t a ly s t for economi c dev el opment i n T i a n j i n a n d H e b ei Pr ovi nce.

Re ce nt ly a ssi g ned t he a i r port code ‘PKX’ by t he I nt e r nat i ona l A i r Tra n s p o r t A ssoci a ti on, Bei ji ng

Da xi ng set s a n ew s ta nda r d i n ai r tr a nspor t se rv i ce s, ser vi ng t h e r e g i o n ’s g r ow i n g popul a t i on w i t hi n

a com pa ct a nd effi ci ent p a s s e n g e r t e r m i n a l t h a t i s a d a pt a b l e for fut ur e g r owt h.

Ech oi ng pr i nci pl e s w i t hi n t r a dit i ona l Chi nese ar chi t e ct ur e t ha t org a ni se i nt e r c o n n e c t e d s p a c e s

a r ound a ce nt r a l cour t y ar d, t h e t e r m i n a l ’s d e s i g n g u i d e s a l l p a s s e n g er s s e a m l e s s l y t h r o u g h t h e

r el eva nt de pa rt ur e , a rr iv a l or t r a ns fe r zone s t ow ar ds t he gr a nd cour t ya r d at it s ce nt r e – a mul t i -

l a y er e d m e e t i n g spa ce at t he h ea r t of t he t er mi na l .

S i x fl ow i ng fo r m s w it h i n t h e t e r m i n a l ’s va u l t e d r o o f r e a ch t o t h e gr ound t o suppor t t he st r u c t u r e

a nd br i ng na t ura l li g ht w i t hi n, dir e ct i ng a l l p a s s e n g er s t ow a r d s t h e c e n t r a l c o u r t y ar d . N a t ur a l li g ht

a l so ent er s t he t e r mi nal vi a a n et w o rk o f l i n e a r s k yl i g h t s t h a t p r o v i d e a n i n t u it i v e s y st e m o f

n a v i ga t i o n t hr o u g h o u t t he bui l di ng , g ui di ng p a s s e n g er s t o a n d fr o m t h e ir d e p a r t ur e ga t e s.

S t r uct ur a l spa ns of up t o 100m cr ea t e t he t e r m i n al ' s g e n er o u s p u b l i c s p a ce s a n d a l l o w t he hig he s t

deg r ee of fl exi bi l i ty for a ny fut ur e r e confi g ur at i on.

The co mpa ct r a dia l desi g n of t he t er mi na l a l l ow s a ma xi mum nu mber of a i r cr a ft t o be pa rk e d

di r ect l y a t t he t e r mi nal w it h mi ni mum di s t a nce s fr om t he cent r e of t he b u i l d i n g , p r o v i d i ng

exce pt i ona l c o n v e ni e n c e for pa s s e ng e r s a nd fl e xi bi l it y i n ope r a ti ons . 7 9 g at e s w it h a ir br i dg e s

c onnect di r ect l y t o t he t e r mi nal w hi ch ca n r a pi dly pr ocess t he p a s s e n g er s o f s i x fu l l A 3 8 0 a ir cr a ft

si mul t a neousl y.

F i v e a i r cr a ft pi e r s r a di at e di r ectl y fr o m t h e t e r m i n a l ’s m a i n ce n t ra l cour t w h er e a ll pa sseng er

ser v i ces a nd a meni t i es a r e l ocat e d, ena bl i ng pa s s e n g e r s t o w a lk t h e compa r a t iv e l y s hor t d i st a n c e s

t hr oug h t he a ir por t w i t hout t he need for a u t o m a t e d s h ut t l e t r ai n s . A s a r esul t , t he t er m i n a l ’s

c ompa ct de s i g n mi ni mi s e s di s t a nce s be tw e e n che ck -i n a nd g at e , a s w el l a s connect i ons bet w een

g a t e s for t r a nsfe rr i ng p a s s e n g er s . T hi s ra di a l confi g ur at i on e ns ur e s t he far t he s t boar di ng ga t e ca n be

a c cessed i n a w a l ki ng ti me of l ess t ha n 8 mi nut es.

P h o t o v o l t a i c p o w er g e n er a t i o n i s i n s t al l e d t hr o u g h o u t t he a ir por t t o pr ov i de a mi ni mum ca pa ci t y of

a t l e a st 1 0 M W. B e i j i ng D a x i n g ' s c e n t r a li s e d h e a t i n g w it h w a st e he at r e cov e ry i s s u p p o r t e d by a

c omposi t e g r ound-sour ce hea t pump s y s t e m i ncor por at i ng a conce nt r at e d e ne r gy suppl y a r ea of

nea r l y 2 . 5 mi ll i on m² .
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na t ur a l st o r ag e , n a t ur a l p e r m e at i o n a n d n a t ur a l pur i fi cat i on of up t o 2 . 8 mi l l i on cubi c me t e r s of

w a t er i n new w etl a nds, l ak e s a n d st r e a m s t o pr e v e nt fl oodi ng a nd count er t he summer ‘hea t i sl a nd’

effe ct on t he l oca l mi cr ocl i ma t e.

Pr oject Te a m

Bei ji ng Da xi ng I nt e r n a ti o n a l Ai r por t i s t he r esul t o f a n e xce l l e n t co l l a b o r a ti o n b e t w e e n d e d i cat e d t ea m s o f p r o fe s s i o n a l s i n Chi na

a nd a r ound t he w or l d, r esul ti ng i n a uni que ly cont empor a r y bui l di ng defi ned by i t s cont ext a nd pr og r a mme.

Bei ji ng D a x i n g ’s t e r m i n a l w a s d e s ig n e d b y it s J o i nt D e s i g n Te a m (JD T ) u n d e r t he l e a d er s h i p o f t h e Bei ji ng N ew Ai r por t

Hea dqua r t er s (BNA H), b r i n g i ng t o g et h e r A D P I n g é n i e ri e (A D PI ) a nd Za ha H a d i d A r ch i t e ct s (Z HA ) t o co l l a b o r at e on t he opti mi sed

desi g n, subsequent l y w o rk i n g w i t h B IA D (Bei ji ng Insti t ut e of A r chi t ect ur e a nd D esi g n) a nd CA CC (Chi na A i r port Const r uct i on

Co mpa ny ) t o de l iv e r t he pr oject .

The col l a bor a t i on betw een A D PI a n d Z HA yi el ded a n ew funct i ona l l ay out t ha t i s i nt e gr a t e d w i t h, a nd e xpr e sse d by, t he

t e r m i n a l ’s fl u i d a r ch i t e ct u ra l la ng ua g e a nd s pat i a l de s i g n.

W i t h i n t h e J D T, Z HA funct i oned a s t he Te r mi n a l D e s i g n A r ch i t e ct , pr o v i d i n g a u n i f i e d a r c h i t e c t ur a l la ng ua g e a cr os s t he t er m i n a l ,

fr o m t he e xt er i o r for ms of t he bui l di ng t o t he s e a ml e s s ar chi t e ct ur e of t he i nt e ri or a nd t he d i st r i b u t e d p o d p l a n n i n g a r ra n g e m e n t

for t he r eta i l de s ig n. A D P I a ct e d a s t h e Te r mi n a l P l a nni ng A r chit e ct for t he pr oject , l ea di ng t he d e v el o p m e n t of t he t e r m i n al ’s

f unct i ona l a nd t echni ca l speci fi ca t i ons.

F ol l ow i ng t he compl et i on of t he J DT uni fi ed desi g n scheme, t he p r o j e c t w a s d e l iv e r e d by Loca l D e s i g n I n s ti t u t e s B IA D a nd CA CC ,

r esponsi bl e for t he de t ai l e d de s i g n a nd de li v e ry of t he t er mi na l b u i l d i n g ’s a r ch it e ct u r e ; a n d t h e t e ch n i ca l desi g n a nd

i mpl ement a t i on of t he t er m i n a l ’s a vi a t i o n fu n ct i o n a l it y a s w el l a s t he a pr on, r u n wa y s a n d a i r t r a f f i c s y st e m s .

The cl ose pa r t ner shi p betw een BIA D a nd Z HA , i n pa r ti cul a r o n t h e i n t e r i or s o f t h e t e r mi nal , benefi tt ed fr om ong oi ng

c ol l a bora t i on be tw e e n t he t w o fi r ms on mul t i pl e a r chi t e ct ura l pr oject s a cr oss Chi na , ensur i ng B e i j i n g D a x i n g ’s t e r m i n a l ha s b een

del i v er ed t o t he hig he s t sta nda r ds.