Regeneration of Taoyuan International Airport, Terminal 1

The Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 1 was built in 1979 and its design was influenced by Eero Saarinen’s Washington Dulles International Airport. Featuring a prestressed structure that was considered advanced at that time, the old Terminal 1 was serving an estimated number of 5 million passengers annually.

While still in good architectural condition, the 30-year-old terminal was already operating beyond its capacity and had become outdated. Due to subsequent rapid growth of passengers, a regeneration project was started not only to reestablish a new main gateway, but also to expand the terminal and increase passenger capacity to 15 million a year without tearing down the existing structure.

DESIGN

The goal of the redevelopment project was to create a sense of continuity with the past while accommodating change.

PROJECT DATA

Project Name	Regeneration of Taoyuan International Airport, Terminal 1
Location	Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County 337, Taiwan
Completion Date	June 2013
Site Area	33,719 square metres
Gross Floor Area	107,610 square metres
Building Height	4 storeys plus 1 basement
Clients/Owners	Civil Aeronautics Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Architecture Firm	Norihiko Dan and Associates
Principal Architect	Norihiko Dan
Design Team	Ming-Hsien Wang; Eiji Sawano; Austris Jankovskis; Ralitsa Kafova; Masato Shiihashi; Tadashi Yoshimura
Supervision Architect	SHEU Architect and Associate
Structural Engineer	Structure Design Group (Kunio Watanabe)
Mechanical Engineer	Uichi Inoue Equipment Laboratory
Air-conditioning	Uichi Inoue Equipment Laboratory
Interior Architect	Norihiko Dan and Associates
Landscape Architect	Norihiko Dan and Associates
Images/Photos	Norihiko Dan and Associates