Transforming Dublin Airport

Blue Sky Progress for T1X

A prototype of the fritted glass façade of Dublin Airport's Terminal One Extension has been erected at the T1X site compound in recent days.

The scale model of the façade has been built to show how the glass exterior will interact with the building and the surrounding environment. The glass façade, which shows white clouds in a blue sky, is one of the key architectural features of the €55m Terminal One Extension project.

Work on T1X, which will improve the passenger journey to Piers A and D, is now well underway having started in February after a long planning delay. Piling is almost complete on site, the baggage ramps into the basement have been fully realigned, and the canopy to the Link Building has been removed to allow the new extension connect wth the existing facilities at Dublin Airport.

The first elements of structural steel for T1X are likely to be erected next week. Early steelwork will focus on slotting new steel into the Pier A & D arrivals corridor that was completed last October as part of the Pier D and Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) projects.

The 7,500 square metre T1 extension, which is being built at the north-western corner of the terminal, will provide additional retail and circulation space for passengers, and a reconfigured check-in area in that corner of the terminal. The new facility will be delivered on a phased basis and will be complete by the summer of 2009.

April 16, 2008