As tens of thousands of athletes, officials and tourists descend on New Delhi, one thing they can count on is a smooth and efficient airport experience, made possible by the recently opened Woodhead designed Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
Woodhead is delighted to have had such a significant impact on infrastructure in New Delhi, that needed to be completed within very specific time frames to accommodate for the arrival of Commonwealth Games delegations from 72 countries. In what has proved a testing time for New Delhi, Woodhead, with it’s clients GMR and Larsen & Toubro is proud that the works to the airport were completed well ahead of the games commencement. The New Delhi Airport is now the fifth largest airport in the world with passengers using 78 gates, 97 automated walkways, 95 immigration counters, 20,000 square meters of retail space and parking for 4,300 cars.
The Woodhead designed Terminal 3 at Delhi Airport opened on 3 July 2010 in a ceremony officiated by Prime Minister Manmogab Singh.
Woodhead were appointed as architect, interior designers and retail planners for the new US$700+m airport in Delhi, following on from a masterplan design by HOK. Working in association with one of India’s ;arhest contractors Larsen and Toubro Limited and Meinhardt Engineering. The architecture features expansive spaces, with the Interior design focused on creating a unique ‘Indian’ sense of place.
The design concept celebrates New Delhi’s geographic location at the foothills of the Himalayas and takes references from Indian Art and Iconography. Visitors are greeted in the arrivals hall by a carved stone wall with Rangoli, symbols of welcome, and carved Indian National symbols juxtaposed onto an abstracted version of Lutyens New Delhi street map.
The overall design concept is focused on passenger comfort and experience.
The project is one of the largest of its kind in the country. For this project, DIAL’s focus is not only on improving the ambience of existing terminal facilities, reliability of electrical, mechanical and electronic systems and concentrating on service orientation by training all airport staff in customer awareness and orientation, but also in creating a unique terminal which is an experience in itself.
DIAL is poised to transform Indira Gandhi International Airport into a hub connecting passengers internationally and domestically with the commissioning of the new T3 thereby allowing India to take its rightful place on the global aviation stage by providing passengers and airlines with the choice of an efficient, safe, secure and customer focused airport.
