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JYVÄSKYLÄ AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL EXTENSION

In order to achieve modern facilities and technical requirements, the passenger terminal had to be enlarged.
The nature of air traffic has changed, safety requirements have become stricter and the requirements of
ancillary services have increased. Thanks to extensions, the capacity of the terminal is sufficient enough
that it can even encompass peak traffic hours.

The uncomplicated basic solution flexibly lends itself to future modifications. The facilities for departing and
arriving passenger traffic are separated from each other at either end of the building. The baggage-handling
area in between them can be converted into passenger facilities later on.

The extension is seamlessly located flush with the passenger terminal, thus creating a new façade facing
the airfield. The load-bearing structure of the extension is comprised of concrete-filled steel stanchions,
delta beams and hollow-core slabs. The façade facing the airfield is comprised of a steel glass wall and
a glulam canopy that runs the entire length of the façade.

The building gains its identify from the wooden structures and cladding, which express the long Finnish
tradition of wood processing. The canopy on the airfield side is supported by glulam arches made from planed
spruce. The curved intrados of the canopy has been clad in birch plywood. A sustainable end result was
the objective during planning and implementation.

The façade cladding is made of planed, heat-treated batten. The interior is panelled in clean black alder.
The furnishing represent esteemed Finnish furniture design and the departure hall has a piece of art created
by Juhani Petäjäniemi.

> Client: Civil Aviation Group Finland
> Location: Jyväskylä, Finland
> Year of completion: 2004
> Gross area: 1 683 m2
> Volume: 9 160 m3
> Design team: Pekka Helin, Riitta Soininen, Mika Vesterinen
> Photographers: Pertti Nisonen