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"Omsk-Fedorovka" airport terminal

Architecture

Airport, Train Station & Terminal Design

Concept / Professional Category

Architect / Designer:

Sergey Nikeshkin

Studio:

KPLN architectural bureau

Design Team:

S. Nikeshkin, R, Shotaev, G. Ibragimova, D. Zotov, A. Boldina, N. Grinko, V. Rilko

Copyright:

KPLN

Omsk is a city founded as a fortress. An outpost for the protection of the southern borders.

The idea of a fortress as a guard of the steppes is reflected in the image of the airport.

A mirror reminiscence is revealed here in two aspects at once.
Visual-imaginative: inverse-cone volumes – a reflection of the elements of the traditional Fence of a russian wooden fortress. And meaningful – a protective structure designed to barrier the path is transformed into an air harbor that opens many ways.

The interior concept involves the integration of a winter garden, which symbolizes the vegetable garden.

Conical volumes suggest the design of skylights that let in daylight. This technique helps save energy, as it allows natural light to enter the room without requiring the use of artificial light sources.

The airport is spread over two floors, which helped reduce the number of escalators, elevators and stairs, making the building intuitive and comfortable. The capacity increases, logistics is simplified and the path from the entrance to the jet bridges is shortened.

KPLN architectural bureau

KPLN — is one of the leading Russian bureaus, founded in 2008 by architect Sergey Nikeshkin and constructor Andrey Mikhailov. In the top three of the TOP-50 architectural bureaus according to the Urban rating. An integrated approach and a team of 200 specialists allow the bureau to effectively implement projects of any complexity – from the architectural concept to the author’s supervision. The company uses BIM technologies and “green” standards LEED and BREEAM, which allows designing buildings with minimal impact on the environment. The bureau’s portfolio includes more than 100 completed projects of public, residential, office and commercial buildings.

The KPLN project included the construction of the shopping mall near the Teply Stan metro station, which received the Moscow Architectural Council Prize and the Diploma of the Union of Architects of Russia, the 31st Quarter residential complex, the New Time residential complex, the Premium residential complex.