Philadelphia Intl. Airport
Terminal F
Creating a year-round landscape that requires minimal maintenance and beauty

 
 

PROJECT OWNER
City of Philadelphia
Department of Commerce
Division of Aviation
Philadelphia International Airport
Mr. Charles Isdell
215-937-6760

COMPLETED: 2001

Total Project Cost: $75M
Synterra Responsibility:$5.6M

This 190,000 sq. ft. terminal serves U.S. Airways Express operations. Synterra, Ltd.'s project responsibilities included site design, site planning and construction documentation.

The overall landscape concepts required integration with a variety of other existing airport projects which were in various phases of completion. These other projects included: International Terminal One, Philadelphia Parking Garage One and E/F and the I-95 Roadway Access project which is the access roadway for entry into the airport.

The landscape design incorporated planter beds in front of the terminal building. The bed designs provide seasonal variability and easy maintenance while delivering both color and texture change throughout the year. A variety of ground covers, perennials, shrubs and tree material were used.

Seating height planter walls provide a place to rest and wait for passengers. Three triangular open spaces north of the terminal were planted with large deciduous and evergreen trees. Shrubs and ornamental grasses were added to complete the triangles in a way that minimizes maintenance while preserving year-round beauty.

Because several exiting roadways dissected these open spaces, the plantings helped to soften the vast scale of these areas.

 



 
 
 
 
 
 
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