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The Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport presentó and inaugurateó at the remodelón of áreas púbattles in the departure and arrival halls.
The Quito International Airport already sports a renewed image in its áreas púwarlike thanks to a remodelingóComprehensive view of the departure and arrival halls of the passenger terminal, work undertaken by Corporación Quiport within its improvement plan. The project had an investmentón of US$ 2.18 millions, financed by Quiport's own resources and its shareholders. In this they worked directly más de 90 people.
A través of materials (piedra, wood and gardenía), textures and design conceptsñO, the renewed ones áreas púwar buildings offer an avant-garde image and at the same time a greater sense of identity and belonging with the city, while providing greater comfort to users and passengers. For the executionóproject number, Quiport se alió con Stantec, from Canadaá, Adriana Hoyos Design Studio, Octofast e InStudio, these three úlast of Ecuador; all of them prestigious companies experts in various áareas as designedñthe airport, diseñor interior and decorationón, constructionón, among others.
The work beganó in december 2019, However, stopped in March 2020 due to the health crisis that startedó on a global scale. Once construction activities were authorizedón in the país, Quiport I decidedó continue and finish the work, since it was already budgeted.
The remodelingónot includedó the replacement of 5 250 square meters of ceramic floorámica for granite floor of Brazilian originña; además, All seats were replaced with specially designed pieces of furniture.ñadas for the airport that houses 148 total people. A fundamental part of the designño del hall púexit chart, is the relocationón of the commercial stores towards the sides of the área, enhancing the space available for circulationón and providing an amplitude effect.
Gardening itía is one of the new elements that are integrated into the hall púarrivals chart. Gardens in the áseating areas and vertical gardens, placed on the screens that separate the hall from the ácheck areas, offer a sensationón of freshness to the entire space. Several species typical of the Metropolitan District of Quito are used in the preserved gardens., what are the fern like?, amaranth, rabbit ear, gardenia leaves, ivy and eucalyptus, among other.
One of the main elements of the remodelingón was the creationón and constructionón of a sculptural elementórich in the center of the hall púexit chart. It is a framework of wooden pieces that start from a central point and open in all directions.. The use of wood gives it warmth and versatility úunique, that could not have been achieved with other material. The piece has a height of 7.2 meters and usedó balsa wood from crops for industrial use.
He saysñor evokes concepts such as the connectivity generated by an airport, connecting the city with the whole world, Pero ADEMás represents the feeling of every person who undertakes a journey: the beginning of an adventure to discover new places, the start of a business, of studies and even a new life. That is why this element has been named The Origin..
He saysño was presented by Stantec and the company in charge of planningón, modeling and constructionón of the work was Octofast. Roberto Wolf, by Octofast, explains that the main challenge was to go from a designñor conceptual to a designño construible, for which tests were carried out with different types of materials. Everything was done by engineers, Ecuadorian draftsmen and manufacturers with self-made materialóctono.
“I want to congratulate the Quito International Airport for all the works implemented and the achievements achieved, I thank all the companies involved that allow the correct functioning of our airport, This shows that alliances público – Private companies are very important for the productive development of the city, We will continue working in the future in favor of aviationón of Ecuador”, manifestó For his part, Sandro Ruiz, manager of Company PúMetropolitan Bureau of Airport Services (EPMSA).
“one of the pairámeters that Skytrax evaluatedó to grant the Quito airport the categoryíto of 5 stars was this project and the positive impact it will haveá in the passenger experience, expresó Andrew O’Brian, President and CEO of Corporación Quiport, who additionally thankedó the commitment of all those involved in the remodelingón: to allied companies, to the city authorities for the agility in approvals and permits, and the engineering teamsía, Operations, Commercial and Finance of Quiport, who participated in the comprehensive management of the project.
