Archinect - News 2024-12-03T13:08:21-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150441940/zgf-s-groundbreaking-mass-timber-airport-terminal-design-debuts-in-portland ZGF's groundbreaking mass timber airport terminal design debuts in Portland Josh Niland 2024-08-15T18:50:00-04:00 >2024-08-15T20:02:10-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5d/5dd6c0f0359199f33877f7bb709931ea.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A groundbreaking transportation infrastructure project from <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106330/zgf-architects-llp" target="_blank">ZGF</a>, the new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2270234/portland-international-airport" target="_blank">Portland International Airport</a> (PDX) Main Terminal in Oregon, has just opened after a five-year and $2.15 billion renovation.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e0f7669e831430d6b0daf4ebeb42b54f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e0f7669e831430d6b0daf4ebeb42b54f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Ema Peter Photography</figcaption></figure><p>The design features a 9-acre (3.5 million board feet) prefabricated mass timber roof and will eventually allow the airport to serve 35 million passengers annually by 2045.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f4/f45b14967fb5e06d0516595a2920b349.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f4/f45b14967fb5e06d0516595a2920b349.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Ema Peter Photography</figcaption></figure><p>While doubling its existing capacity, ZGF says they achieved a 50% energy reduction throughout the project by incorporating an all-electric ground-source heat pump.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/6071bc93f6cd72b3d9b50a12e8f3f84c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/6071bc93f6cd72b3d9b50a12e8f3f84c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Ema Peter Photography</figcaption></figure><p>ZGF partner Gene Sandoval said: &ldquo;We had a tall order to evolve a terminal that&rsquo;s essentially multiple buildings pieced together since the 1950s&mdash;and double the capacity while designing an experience passengers and employees will love as much as the original.&rdquo;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6da83dd0f70e00543bebfcad8be3a04f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6da83dd0f70e00543bebfcad8be3a04f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: DROR BALDINGER FAIA</figcaption></figure><p>A total of 49 separate skylights combine with the roof's lattice st...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150355176/construction-underway-of-major-timber-roof-for-zgf-s-portland-airport-expansion Construction underway of major timber roof for ZGF’s Portland airport expansion Niall Patrick Walsh 2023-06-29T11:26:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9d4122b2a106314aa982753f941a5798.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Construction is underway for the expansion of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/3435/portland" target="_blank">Portland</a> International Airport. <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150317725/2-5-million-feet-of-timber-used-to-construct-roof-on-zgf-s-portland-airport-expansion" target="_blank">As we reported last year,</a> the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106330/zgf-architects-llp" target="_blank">ZGF</a>-designed expansion will include a roof formed of 2.5 million feet of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1038570/mass-timber" target="_blank">timber</a>. New images of the scheme by roof installers Mammoet show components for the timber roof being moved into place on the construction site.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/53/53633403213619122913fb94610f9e0b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/53/53633403213619122913fb94610f9e0b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Mammoet</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The roof was fully prefabricated between the airport&rsquo;s active runways over the course of a year and comprises twenty roof panels in five distinct shapes. Prior to being moved into their final position, the panels were disconnected into approximately football-field-sized pieces in order to minimize disruption to airport operations. At midnight on the day of each move, the runways closed for the one-mile transport of the panel from the fabrication site to the construction site.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3d/3dd0b780f04e250a30f6fe35e3428baa.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3d/3dd0b780f04e250a30f6fe35e3428baa.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Mammoet</figcaption></figure><p>Each panel was installed using stationary skidding propelled by strand jacks and lowered with the skidding jacks onto column isolators. The next set...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150317725/2-5-million-feet-of-timber-used-to-construct-roof-on-zgf-s-portland-airport-expansion 2.5 million feet of timber used to construct roof on ZGF’s Portland airport expansion Niall Patrick Walsh 2022-07-22T14:14:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65ca3629089ea26ca98db53a4bfd87e1.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Construction has commenced on the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106330/zgf-architects-llp" target="_blank">ZGF</a>-designed expansion of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/3435/portland" target="_blank">Portland</a> International (PDX) Airport. The defining feature of the main <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/680655/airport-architecture" target="_blank">terminal</a> project, set to be completed in 2025, is a new lattice roof formed by 2.5 million feet of timber.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ca/caa770c5b6116980ccbd23d3df0dcbe4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ca/caa770c5b6116980ccbd23d3df0dcbe4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image courtesy of ZGF Architects</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The scheme was conceived from a desire by the airport to create a more cohesive passenger experience and to bring a sense of unity to the airport after 70 years of expansions and additions. ZGF&rsquo;s answer was a singular terminal building housed under one undulating, mass timber roof, accompanied by an interior strategy which prioritized <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1727247/biophilic-design" target="_blank">biophilic</a> design, interior landscaping, daylighting, and natural materials. </p> <p>&ldquo;Upon entering the new terminal core, visitors are invited to take a walk in the forest,&rdquo; the architects say. &ldquo;Views to the airfield, daylight, interior landscape, and art recalling the region&rsquo;s natural beauty are present throughout the passenger journey.&rdquo;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9e/9e7e9064bc9977033df10868887b5b0c.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9e/9e7e9064bc9977033df10868887b5b0c.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image courtesy of ZGF Architects</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The roof is inspired by ...</p>