Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport – Terminal 2

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  • Client Mumbai International Airport Ltd.
  • Expertise Airports
  • Region Asia
  • Location Mumbai, India

Designed in response to Mumbai’s emergence as India’s financial and technological capital, this new gateway is symbolic of the country's growth and inspired by the region's traditional architecture.

Project Facts
  • Status Construction Complete
  • Completion Year 2014
  • Design Finish Year 2010
  • Size Site Area: 105 hectares Building Height: 36 meters Number of Stories: 4 Building Gross Area: 450,000 square meters
  • Gates 29
  • Design Capacity 40000000 passengers
  • Awards
    2012, American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum 2014, Excellence in Structural Engineering, National Council of Structural Engineers Association 2014, Oustanding Project – International Structures Over $100M, National Council of Structural Engineers Association
  • Sustainability Certifications LEED BD+C NC (New Construction) Gold, BD+C, Gold
  • Collaborators
    Van Deusen & Associates BNP Associates Inc. Pentagram Mulvey & Banani International Inc. Entro Brandston Partnership Larsen & Toubro Limited Ricondo & Associates Inc. Cerami & Associates Rolf Jensen & Associates
Project Facts
  • Status Construction Complete
  • Completion Year 2014
  • Design Finish Year 2010
  • Size Site Area: 105 hectares Building Height: 36 meters Number of Stories: 4 Building Gross Area: 450,000 square meters
  • Gates 29
  • Design Capacity 40000000 passengers
  • Awards
    2012, American Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum 2014, Excellence in Structural Engineering, National Council of Structural Engineers Association 2014, Oustanding Project – International Structures Over $100M, National Council of Structural Engineers Association
  • Sustainability Certifications LEED BD+C NC (New Construction) Gold, BD+C, Gold
  • Collaborators
    Van Deusen & Associates BNP Associates Inc. Pentagram Mulvey & Banani International Inc. Entro Brandston Partnership Larsen & Toubro Limited Ricondo & Associates Inc. Cerami & Associates Rolf Jensen & Associates

The mega-columns were also a response to the site’s complexity. Because of the tight constraints and the building’s proximity to the existing terminal, the columns were designed to serve as hoist mechanisms so the entire roof could be constructed without tower cranes. The structural design prioritized material efficiency and modular construction, which not only optimized costs, but also facilitated an accelerated construction schedule.

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© SOM

Embodying a city’s identity

Just as the terminal celebrates a new global, high-tech identity for Mumbai, the structure is imbued with responses to the local setting, history, and culture. Gracious curbside drop-off zones designed for large parties of accompanying well-wishers accommodate traditional Indian arrival and departure customs. Regional patterns and textures are subtly integrated into the terminal’s architecture at all scales. From the articulated coffered treatment on the headhouse columns and roof surfaces to the intricate jali window screens that filter dappled light into the concourses, Terminal 2 demonstrates the potential for a modern airport to view tradition anew.

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© Lucas Blair Simpson | SOM

The project also makes a significant positive contribution to the surrounding districts. By integrating into the existing transportation network and by furthering connectivity through the simultaneous development of a new road network to service the airport, the terminal helps knit together the historic heart of Mumbai to the south with the city’s burgeoning peripheries to the east and north.