Cartagena Airport
How can spaces of transience regain a connection to nature and to history?
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Concept Design
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Our design for the Cartagena Airport explores how an airport can tap into a city’s rich history and ecology.
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Cartagena de las Indias is a port city known for its lush landscapes, beaches, and well-preserved colonial architecture. Our airport is both environmentally and regionally sensitive to the city’s distinct character. The structure welcomes the surrounding landscape through a series of interior gardens featuring local vegetation. In turn, these gardens connect to a system of bio-swales which reduce the overall site temperature and mitigate flooding risk. The courtyards create a desirable environment to shop, dine, and relax in. They bring nature to all the main functions of the airport and act as anchors of commercial activity.
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The form of the new airport pays homage to the city’s historic fortresses: the arches that line the airport echo the walled city’s classical arches and act as iconic gateways that frame the experience of arrival and departure.
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- PROJECT TEAM: Carlos Arnaiz, Laura del Pino, Ignacio Revenga, Alden Ching, Meng Huang, Yifeng Wang, Kelvin Tseng
- CLIENT: Conecta Caribe
- CONSULTANTS: AECOM