![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This room allows people in experience and fear about air travel through true-to-life objects like a ticketing kiosk, gate door, passenger boarding bridge, and simulated aircraft cabin. An airplane simulation room will help people with anxiety or other conditions that create a fear of flying. A multi-sensory room will provide a quiet and secure place for people with autism, dementia, or sensory processing disorders. The terminal will feature a variety of spaces with the goal of increasing inclusivity and accessibility. The design forgoes creating a sprawling terminal and instead focuses on quick and seamless transitioning with a compact layout: walking distances are kept to a minimum, check-in and security are consolidated into one space, and a dual-level roadway will separate the vehicular traffic between arrivals and departures, with the terminal’s entrance and passenger-parking facilities located on either side to make the entire airport walkable. Outdoor waiting areas will leverage the site’s surrounding natural landscape to provide a calming space. The rhythmic expressed steel structural system is balanced by a natural wood inlay to provide inviting spaces for passengers. At the entrance, a large overhang, supported by structurally expressed Y columns, and a glass facade will create a grand and transparent space while retail spaces and two concourses will step down toward a human scale. The 39-gate terminal will have the flexibility to expand to 50 gates in the future. The project, which is designed by SOM, will set a new standard for inclusivity and accessibility. Kansas City International Airport’s new 1 million-sf terminal has broken ground. ![]()
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