One of the best outcomes is having domestic and international under the one roof for those with connecting flights. Mascot the terminals are 7 kilometers apart and connect by one of the most congested roads Sydney has, creating nightmares for travellers.
Ikr! Even to cater for only 10mill passengers, it’s still tiny with only 20 gates. 2050 seems so far away. Hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be like Avalon
It`s been built for a price paid for with tax payers monies . Renovation improvements can take place when it generates it`s own profits I think the first renovations will be multi story car parking. Mascot generates a billion dollars a year from it`s car parks.
Yes, a disappointing pedestrian design. I believe it originally was supposed to be mainly for freight to take the pressure off Kingsford Smith Airport. I suspect the planners underestimated the demand for a curfew free passenger airport.
It's actually designed by Hadid Architects (UK) and Cox (Australia). The first is one of the most renowned companies worldwide and sometimes controversial because of its flair. The new Beijing Daxing airport with its starfish design is one of theirs. Cox are also no slouches. It's interesting to look at some of the other work of both online. There is a clip online about their philosophy for this airport terminal. The were quite struck by the natural landscape (which we often take for granted), The intense Australian light, the rolling hills, the way the light played with the breezes under trees, and the whole horizon dominated by a wild and mountainous world heritage area. Rather than compete with that using an artificial creation, they wanted to have the landscaping and the interior reflect that natural environment, with the ceiling designed to emulate the light and colours under trees, and the terminals having an outlook directly across to the mountains. People will disagree, and that's their right, but I also like how its external simplicity is consistent with Western Sydney's practical and down to earth culture, that gets things done without extravagant display, I think the lit art installation of the Great Emu in the Sky, with its creation of the Milky Way story (you can see it in later clips under construction in a circular space, where the M12 turns into the airport from both directions). It's a very courageous and ambitious work, but pulling it off will take some serious creative effort. I wish them good luck.
Thanks for the update. Great video
Thanks for watching!
One of the best outcomes is having domestic and international under the one roof for those with connecting flights. Mascot the terminals are 7 kilometers apart and connect by one of the most congested roads Sydney has, creating nightmares for travellers.
That is a fair point. Something I haven't considered before
There is a train connecting them both which avoids road traffic. I agree that it is good to have international and domestic connected.
@TheNakedWombat It makes sense these days
Surely there will be more terminals right? That looks tiny... like a regional airport of sorts
More will come when stage two is built.
Yes there is plans for an extension and 2nd runway around 2050
Ikr! Even to cater for only 10mill passengers, it’s still tiny with only 20 gates. 2050 seems so far away. Hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be like Avalon
With the location of this as well as been served by a metro line here is to hoping it is more successful than Avalon
Looks pretty utilitarian - not going for any design awards with this one from a first look.
It`s been built for a price paid for with tax payers monies . Renovation improvements can take place when it generates it`s own profits I think the first renovations will be multi story car parking. Mascot generates a billion dollars a year from it`s car parks.
Yes a simple but practical design. Built to serve a purpose
Yes, a disappointing pedestrian design. I believe it originally was supposed to be mainly for freight to take the pressure off Kingsford Smith Airport.
I suspect the planners underestimated the demand for a curfew free passenger airport.
It's actually designed by Hadid Architects (UK) and Cox (Australia). The first is one of the most renowned companies worldwide and sometimes controversial because of its flair. The new Beijing Daxing airport with its starfish design is one of theirs. Cox are also no slouches. It's interesting to look at some of the other work of both online.
There is a clip online about their philosophy for this airport terminal. The were quite struck by the natural landscape (which we often take for granted), The intense Australian light, the rolling hills, the way the light played with the breezes under trees, and the whole horizon dominated by a wild and mountainous world heritage area.
Rather than compete with that using an artificial creation, they wanted to have the landscaping and the interior reflect that natural environment, with the ceiling designed to emulate the light and colours under trees, and the terminals having an outlook directly across to the mountains.
People will disagree, and that's their right, but I also like how its external simplicity is consistent with Western Sydney's practical and down to earth culture, that gets things done without extravagant display, I think the lit art installation of the Great Emu in the Sky, with its creation of the Milky Way story (you can see it in later clips under construction in a circular space, where the M12 turns into the airport from both directions). It's a very courageous and ambitious work, but pulling it off will take some serious creative effort. I wish them good luck.