China again surprises: what will be the largest airport in the world

The world is already used to the fact that most of the news about the construction of any outstanding facility comes from China. The economy of the Celestial Empire is growing rapidly, and the rapid growth of the population and megacities forces the government to invest substantial funds in the development of infrastructure and urban space as a whole. Leading engineers and architects from around the world are eager to participate in the implementation of the next Chinese project, because the leadership of the Celestial Empire allocates huge funds for the transformation, which means that here you can implement any, even the most incredible ideas.

Nowadays, in China, the construction of another grandiose facility is in full swing, which, after completion, will break all world records. This is the building of the new international airport in Beijing, which will eclipse all the air harbors on the planet in terms of passenger capacity - up to 100 million people a year. Partial operation of the terminal should begin this fall, and the full completion of construction is scheduled for 2022.

Beijing Daxing Airport will become the intersection of all traffic flows in the capital region, which should make the life of travelers as convenient as possible. But the main reason that a grandiose construction began on the outskirts of Beijing is that the existing capital airport is no longer able to cope with the growing passenger flow. In addition to overhead lines, here, on an area of 700,000 square meters. m, there will be intersections of high-speed railways and highways. The terminal area is a new world record, and the territory of the airport itself will occupy almost 50 square meters. km For the sake of such a grandiose facility, about 20,000 residents had to be relocated, whose houses fell into the construction zone or the noise impact of aircraft.

The Beijing airport under construction is interesting not only for its new infrastructure capabilities, but also for a very original architectural solution. The author of the project is the architectural bureau of Zaha Hadid, who became famous thanks to her bright, non-standard works located around the world. The terminal building has the shape of a star, and in each of its rays there will be a special thematic zone with original interior design. These parts of the terminal are planned to be decorated in the style of the Chinese garden, national traditions of porcelain production or silk painting. The internal design will not leave visitors any doubt about what country they are in. In addition to interesting interior solutions, the building uses the full potential of natural lighting and ventilation to reduce energy consumption.