BELO HORIZONTE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BASIC AND DETAILED DESIGNS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO TERMINAL 1,
UTILITIES CENTER 1 AND SOCIAL ANNEX
BH Airport
October 2019 / Ongoing
Capable for processing 22 million passengers per year, The Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport of Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais is considered to be one of the main airports in operation in Brazil, being located between the principal economic centers of the country, in the RJ-SP hub. The project’s objective is to present alternative layouts, operational flows, and the retrofit of installations for exploring and making better usage of the spaces within the airport, optimizing spaces of the existing terminal and promoting improvements for the processing of passengers, while providing more comfort to the users.
Setec Hidrobrasileira, as part of the SETEC/FAA consortium, participated in the elaboration of the basic and detailed designs for improving the Passenger Terminal 1, the Utilities Center 1 and the Social Annex, which comprise the following phases:
Data collection; Programming the needs; Conceptual design; Basic design; Legal designs; Detailed designs; and technical assistance throughout the works (ATO).
BIM Platform
Retrofit
22 Million
passengers per year
BASIC AND EXECUTIVE DESIGNS
- Collection and analyses of data and Registration Survey;
- Programming the needs;
- Conceptual design, including implementation steps; proposed alternatives for improvements of the TPS1; simulation of the Operational Flows (simulation made by AnyLogic, including perimeter, period and execution of the Simulation and the Results); analyses, conception and elaboration of the Master Plan for the adjustments to be made on the installations;
- Basic and Detailed Designs:
- Designs for the Architecture, Landscaping, Visual Communications, Waterproofing, Accessibility and Furniture;
- Structures, Foundations, Reinforced Concrete Structures, and Metal Structures;
- Hydraulic Systems, including Hydro-Sanitary/Fire Fighting/Gas Pipelines/Cold and Hot Water, Sanitary Wastewater, Firefighting Systems, Reuse Water (Rainwater and Ash);
- Electric Systems;
- Dry infrastructure for Electronic Systems;
- Electro-Mechanical Equipment (Air-conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation – HVAC).
- Technical Assistance for the works;
- Interface management.
BIM PLATFORM USAGE
The BIM platform is the flagship for the entire spatial analysis, mapping out the modifications in the terminal, starting with the collection of data, right up to the Basic Design. In the Detailed Design phase, the BIM spreads out into all the disciplines where the focus is the final aligned spatial definitions, and the end objective will be the proper arrangement and control of all the inputs that are necessary for conducting the works.
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
Inspiration for the design process was collected from the traditions of the Minas Gerais State in synergy with a forward look into the future. In this regard, the actual Terminal 1 building was characterized as a referential and a solid base for exploring potentialities. Terminal 1 was built more than 30 years ago and its architecture and esthetics relates much to concrete. This fact is considered in the retrofit, and the intention is to not alter or conceal this in the appropriation and transformation of existing spaces, but to harmonically compose it with new materials and textures.