Airport Planning, Design and Advisory Services

The airport, located close to the town of Khabarovsk, is expecting substantial growth in the number of travellers. Together with Deerns’s engineers, the Dutch architectural firm Paul de Ruiter has developed a new passenger terminal for this airport. It can be flexibly arranged according to the needs and wishes.

Thanks to a light-weight dome, comprising the transparent plastic ETFE, the indoor climate is comfortable for travellers. Because of the double layer of the construction, heating and cooling costs are minimised. The dome allows maximum daylight in. As a result, the building is highly energy-efficient where lighting is concerned as well.

In summer, the region around Khabarovsk, close to the Russian-Chinese border, has temperatures of over twenty degrees Celsius. On the other hand, in winter temperatures regularly drop to below -20 degrees Celsius.

The ETFE dome has a minimum surface area and excellent insulation features and options that allow active control of the indoor climate. In summer the system stores excess heat in the ground, to be released in winter. The new terminal will replace all existing buildings and combines all facilities of the airport under one roof.