Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport
Construction of New Passenger Terminal

The existing Berlin-Schönefeld airport is being extended and upgraded to Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BBI). The new airport is planned to start operations in 2011 and with its capacity of 20 million passengers per year it will concentrate air traffic in the region at this location.
In the new passenger terminal the central arrival and departure functions are achieved in two main levels. This central part of the building is connected to a long, north-south facing pier building, which houses the air functions in three levels and enables direct transfer to and from the aircraft parked near the building as well as access to the bus gates for a link to remote parked vehicles.

Structural Data:
- Skeleton structure with load-bearing columns and ceilings
- Design and construction grid: 12 x 12 m

Country:
Germany, Federal States of Berlin and Brandenburg

Client:
Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld GmbH,
Technical Planning Department and Bau BBI

Architects:
J·S·K International Architekten and gmp Architekten

Building Services:
IGK-IGR Ingenieur-gesellschaft Kruck mbH

Planning period:
2005-2006

Construction period:
Planned: 2007-2011

Costs:
approx. 490 millionEuro

Contracted Services:
Structural engineering in JV with Schlaich Bergermann & Partner

image spring:
Airport Berlin-Schönefeld perspective ©pg bbi: gmp/JSK