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The Indispensable Travel Industry Read Feature Highlight Recapping 2013 Vol. 4 Issue 12 | December 2013 | www.travelweeklyweb.com | Published by Travel & Meetings Group, Contineo Media Pte Ltd Hotels Ritz-Carlton takes on the Old Silk Road Page 15 People The arrival hall at Singapore Changi Airport's T4 A Chat with... Glenn de Souza Page 6 Changi Airport's T4 set to redefine travel SINGAPORE – The concept for Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 4 (T4) has been unveiled at its groundbreaking ceremony on November 5, 2013. Set to redefine the travel experience, Changi Airport's new terminal will be located along Airport Boulevard, and will accommodate up to 16 million passengers a year. Singapore's award-winning SAA Architects, the lead consultant and executive architect of the Architect & Design Consortium (Consortium), collaborated with UK-founded design firm Benoy Limited on the concept and interior design of the new terminal. The building, which has an area of 195,000 square metres, has been designed to celebrate both physical and visual transparency. The arrival experience will be surrounded by lush vertical landscaping and an impressive double-storey glazed façade. Inside, the concept is dynamic, vibrant and colourful with feature skylight lanterns illuminating the terminal. Gardens have been incorporated to enliven the airport interiors with green walls and an abundance of elegant tall trees growing beneath the natural light. "Since winning the project in mid February 2013, the SAA-led Consortium worked hand in hand with CAG and Benoy to bring the design of T4 from concept to commencement of piling works onsite. SAA provided the Consortium leadership in managing concept refinement, stakeholder engagement, fast-track scheduling and value engineering," said Yeo Siew Haip, managing director, SAA Architects. "The planning agenda has centred on introducing efficiency and comfort to the travel experience," said Meeta Patel, director at Benoy. "State-of-the-art facilities including self check-in kiosks and self bagdrops will provide travellers with a quick and easy airport journey. To shape the boutique atmosphere of T4, Benoy has created walkthrough retail zones, Peranakan-inspired shop fronts and mezzanine dining hubs which will offer views over the central interior gardens," added Patel. The main focal point of the building is the 'Central Galleria'; a glazed, open space that visually connects the departure, checkin, arrival and transit areas across the terminal. The Consortium comprises a number of members responsible for various aspects of T4 including: architecture, design, civil & structural engineering, mechanical & electrical engineering, landscaping, acoustics and safety.