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Syska Hennessy Group has been selected to provide building systems
design services for the new 700,000 square foot North
Terminal Redevelopment
project at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Syska Hennessy
Group will provide mechanical, electrical, fire protection and
fire alarm systems within the project scope, which includes areas
such as ticketing; hold rooms, baggage handling system, security,
concessions,
food & beverages, FIS and arrival areas.
The North Terminal Redevelopment project came out of a need to
provide a new passenger terminal facility to serve airlines currently
operating out of Detroit’s dated L.C. Smith Terminal. The
project includes 27 gates and will also feature new shops and restaurants;
and improved baggage claim operations. Design considerations will
be made for baggage and security systems, roadways to tie-in to
the new facility, hydrant fueling operations and expandability
to allow for future six (6) additional gates and required service
for air carriers.
The existing Davey Terminal will be demolished to create space
for the new state-of-the-art North Terminal. Beneath the site there
is an existing underground utility tunnel that serves both L. C.
Smith Terminal at the south end of the airport and Berry Terminal
at the north. This tunnel will remain operational throughout construction
and its utility distribution system will be utilized for the North
Terminal. While this is an efficient use of the existing infrastructure,
the tunnel ceiling elevation varies at different locations and
interferes with the new terminal floor elevation. This will require
the relocation of some of the utility distribution system within
the tunnel to maintain the floor elevations throughout the new
terminal.
Designing a new terminal in the post-9/11 environment provides
this project with many advantages of lessons learned in the industry.
For example, we are designing to provide for TSA security and baggage
screening requirements with an in-line baggage screening system
that will ensure a seamless and efficient baggage operation.
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