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Global challenges associated with the development of technology ,lifestyle
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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
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The airport at Chennai draws inspiration for the form from that of a bird with its
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The airport is an intermodal hub where four modes of transport are

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Research Highlights

Research Highlights

The paper attempts to understand the process of design from concept to execution for an
airport. The airport is suistainable ,zero waste ,Energy efficient ,transport oriented having
four major transport modes in one site. The Method includes collection of data in the form
of photographs from the net.
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ABSTRACT

Global challenges associated with the development of technology ,lifestyle

,issues and trends suggest that the same design strategy cannot be applied to all
design problems. The research methods and the study were investigated
through literature review ,consisting of empirical observation of spatial
planning with an accent of airport structures .It is argued that conceptual design
through sketches and models form the basis of early design to which principles
of sustainability ,material and form can be added, thus forming design
guidelines
.The aim of this research was to emphasize the necessity of architectural design
as a creative artistic process.
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN-A GUIDE TO AIRPORT DESIGN
Conceptual design is a part of a process where a concept is used to design .The
concept can be anything based on nature or the broad outlines of form and
function outlined. It is an early part of design process or initial layout. In this
process sketches and models are often used to do the design. It includes the
design of interactions ,experiences, processes and strategies. In this age of
technology it is important to develop the creative process based on concepts of
artistic nature based on suistainability. Global challenges are often associated
with technology ,lifestyle ,global trends so the same design solution cannot be
applied with same design strategy to all specific problems faced with
contemporary urban issues. The architectural conceptual design argued in this
paper involves the design guidelines for the design of suistainable airport
structures.
If we see then Corbusier also used conceptual sketches to design Notre
dame church.
FIGURE 1:SKECTH OF NOTRE DAME BY CORBUSIER
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FIGURE TWO:SKETCH OF GUGGENHEIM MUSUEM BY FRANK LYOD WRIGHT

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FIGURE THREE:LADY WITH HAT

The lady with a hat is inspiration for this famous building the Guggenheim
museum by Frank Lyod Wright. The Sydney opera house also draws inspiration
from the sail boats in the seas around Australia.
The structures often cope with fundamental demand of functionality ,energy
efficiency and sustainability objectives with the immediate need to implement
the energy of new renewable energy resources like solar energy water and wind
power sources also with a great potential to recycle the huge waste content and
using rainwater harvesting techniques. Hence environmentally sustainable and
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green actions are the demand of the day.

FIGURE FOUR:SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE SKETCH

The airport at Chennai draws inspiration for the form from that of a bird with its
two wings spread hovering over the ground which is an apt design for that of an
airport. This can be seen in its elevation.

FIGURE FIVE:CHENNAI AIRPORT

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The plan of the airport is purely functional. The spatial layout is segregated into
various areas where the visitors ,airport staff ,food courts ,ticketing counters
and lounges are laid out i.e the public and the private areas are laid out.

FIGURE SIX:PLAN OF CHENNAI AIRPORT

The airport is an intermodal hub where four modes of transport are

interconnected rail air road and metro. So the airport also deals with sustainable
urban transport for first time on one site.

Designed in H shape .the terminal building follows the minimum travel

distance of a passenger traveller .The lush vertical gardens are created by
scooping out the redundant mass of the terminal. These gardens create a
dialogue between inside and outside.Circulation plays a vital role in the design
of any airport so the vertical circulation is shown in yellow .Then attention was
paid to material and glass bridges were introduced
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FIGURE SEVEN:GLASS BRIDGE

Steel is used as a building material for sustainability .A column free terminal

was designed so trusses were used that were made up of steel. Natural light was
allowed in through the use of skylights .The roof was insulated by a Kalzip
aluminium roofing system designed to withstand expansion and contraction
forces resulting from temperature differences from 5 to 45 degrees Celsius .A
feeling of spaciousness was felt when natural light was brought into the building
.Shade has been provided from the strong sun by the 30m trussed roof. On its
two sides double skin glass is provided to allow less heat gain and maximum
light penetration .A large cantilever provided in the front is supported on large
paired V columns. The cantilever also shades the south side of the building .The
terminal building has been constructed from recycled local materials fly ash in
concrete and AAC blocks so it is based on net zero waste principle.

Storm water and rain water harvesting techniques have been used to recharge
the ground water. The terminal building achieves 43% reduction in water
consumption. Also the airport is fitted with T5 light fittings with automatic
perimeter light sensing controls .All thermal insulants and refrigerants are
endowed with substances with zero Ozone depleting potential.

The building has received various awards like outstanding concrete structure by
Ultratech ,Award for architecture by Aica and special mention award by
engineering watch. Thus the design process can be seen from a conceptual
design to a developed design with proper response to climate, material etc..
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References

1. Architectural Conceptual Design – the Sustainable Shopping Malls Structures, Bujar

Bajçinovci,University of Prishtina
2. All figures from net
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Declaration of interests

☒ The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal
relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

☐ The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be
considered as potential competing interests: