Changi, Singapore
Designed as a green and sustainable terminal building, the Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5) by the American Prize for Architecture laureates Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Heatherick Studio represents a bold reimagining of the airport experience, transforming it into a social extension of the city rather than a conventional, monolithic passenger processing facility.
The plans reach far beyond the core needs of transport infrastructure and imagine the space as a social extension of the city itself.
T5 is designed with the flexibility to operate as smaller sub-terminals when needed, with space that could be converted for use during contingencies, such as for testing operations or the segregation of high-risk passengers.
T5 is targeting Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy Building as certified by the Building and Construction Authority.
To reduce the carbon footprint of T5, solar panels, smart building management systems, as well as district cooling combined with thermal energy storage, are deployed in the terminal building.
T5 will also be ready for viable alternative fuels including the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and for the provision of fixed ground power and cooling for aircraft parked at the gates.
The magnitude of the project requires a design vision on a city-like scale.
The collaboration combines two internationally recognized practices with extensive experience designing innovative urban spaces and specialized infrastructure projects.
The construction on Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 is scheduled to start in 2025.
Project: Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5)
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PA and Heatherwick Studio LLC.
Local Partners: Architects 61, SAA and RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, and DP Architects Pte Ltd.
Landscape Architects: James Corner Field Operations
Project Leader: Jonathan Curtis and Craig Miller
Client: Changi Airport Group
Photographs: Courtesy of the Changi Airport Group
