项目名称：格列普国际机场

地点：格列普，不丹王国

设计团队：丹麦建筑事务所BIG

建筑面积：68000 m²

预计竣工时间：2029年

合作方：Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO), Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited (MQDC), Changi Airport Planners and Engineers, Influit, WT Partnership

设计特色：

项目 - 丹麦建筑事务所BIG为不丹的格列普正念之城设计了一座创新的国际机场，将传统工艺与现代建筑理念相融合。这座68000平方米的机场是格列普正念之城(GMC)总体规划的重要组成部分，旨在建立一个重要的航空和商业中心。

设计团队以不丹的自然环境和文化传统为灵感，打造了一个令人印象深刻的木质格构结构，远看犹如风格化的喜马拉雅山脉。该结构最引人注目的特点是对传统不丹木雕工艺的创新运用，每个结构元素都由当地工匠精心雕刻并上色，装饰有代表不丹过去、现在和未来的三种龙图案。

机场的空间设计体现了对旅客体验的深刻理解，引入了被称为"森林脊柱"的中央庭院，将航站楼分为国内和国际航班区。这一设计将不丹丰富的生物多样性走廊直接引入机场内部，让旅客在整个旅程中都能与自然保持联系。三层高的入口大厅、从地板到天花板的大型窗户和天窓让整个空间沐浴在自然光线中。

格列普国际机场的独特之处在于它成功地将正念理念与功能需求相结合。室内外休息区为旅客提供了瑜伽、冥想和放松的空间，体现了不丹对幸福和心理健康的重视。同时，机场采用了气候响应式被动设计，包括木结构吸收空气中的湿气调节室内湿度，通风的屋顶和庭院促进自然空气流通，以及延长的屋檐提供遮阴并防止暴雨。

这不仅是一座机场，更是一个展示不丹文化精髓的场所，将传统与创新、历史与未来完美融合，为国际旅客提供了一个深入体验不丹精神的独特门户。

团队 - 丹麦建筑事务所BIG（Bjarke Ingels Group）由比亚克·英格尔斯于2005年创立，已发展成为全球最具影响力的建筑设计事务所之一。BIG以其创新的"是的建筑学"（Yes is More）设计理念而闻名，强调通过建筑设计解决当代城市和环境挑战。

该事务所的项目涵盖全球各种规模和功能的建筑，从住宅和文化场所到大型公共空间和城市规划。BIG的作品特点是将实用功能与戏剧性形式相结合，创造出既满足使用需求又具有标志性外观的建筑。他们的设计方法强调可持续性、社会责任和用户体验，同时保持强烈的创新精神。

在比亚克·英格尔斯的领导下，BIG已完成了众多备受赞誉的项目，包括哥本哈根的8号住宅楼、纽约的VIA 57 West、哥本哈根的CopenHill发电厂/滑雪场，以及现在的不丹格列普国际机场等。工作室的设计方法结合了对场地和文化背景的深入理解，同时追求建筑形式的创新表达。

BIG的全球影响力通过其广泛的国际项目和在建筑教育与研究领域的贡献得到体现。他们的作品经常被世界各地的建筑媒体报道，并多次获得国际设计奖项，确立了BIG作为当代建筑设计领域的领导者地位。

Project Name: Gelephu International Airport

Location: Gelephu, The Kingdom of Bhutan

Design Team: BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)

Total Floor Area: 68,000 m²

Expected Completion: 2029

Collaborators: Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO), Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited (MQDC), Changi Airport Planners and Engineers, Influit, WT Partnership

Feature:

Project - BIG has designed an innovative international airport for Bhutan's Mindfulness City, merging traditional craftsmanship with modern architectural concepts. This 68,000-square-meter airport is an integral part of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) masterplan, aimed at establishing a key aviation and business hub.

The design team drew inspiration from Bhutan's natural environment and cultural traditions to create an impressive timber diagrid structure that resembles a stylized Himalayan mountain range from a distance. The structure's most striking feature is its innovative use of traditional Bhutanese woodcarving techniques, with each structural element meticulously carved and painted by local artisans, adorned with three types of dragons representing Bhutan's past, present, and future.

The spatial design reflects a profound understanding of passenger experience, introducing a central courtyard called the "Forest Spine" that divides the terminal into domestic and international flight sections. This design brings Bhutan's rich biodiversity corridors directly into the airport interior, allowing travelers to maintain a connection with nature throughout their journey. A triple-height entry hall, floor-to-ceiling windows, and skylights bathe the entire space in natural light.

What makes Gelephu International Airport unique is its successful integration of mindfulness principles with functional requirements. Indoor and outdoor lounges provide spaces for yoga, meditation, and relaxation, embodying Bhutan's emphasis on happiness and psychological well-being. Simultaneously, the airport employs climate-responsive passive designs, including wooden structures that absorb moisture from the air to regulate indoor humidity, ventilated roofs and courtyards that promote natural airflow, and extended eaves that provide shade and protection against heavy rainfall.

This is not merely an airport but a showcase of Bhutanese cultural essence, perfectly blending tradition with innovation, history with future, offering international travelers a unique gateway to experience the spirit of Bhutan.

Design Team - BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), founded by Bjarke Ingels in 2005, has evolved into one of the most influential architectural design firms globally. BIG is known for its innovative "Yes is More" design philosophy, emphasizing architectural solutions to contemporary urban and environmental challenges.

The firm's projects span buildings of various scales and functions across the globe, from residential and cultural venues to large public spaces and urban planning. BIG's work is characterized by combining practical functionality with dramatic forms, creating buildings that both meet user needs and possess iconic appearances. Their design approach emphasizes sustainability, social responsibility, and user experience while maintaining a strong spirit of innovation.

Under Bjarke Ingels' leadership, BIG has completed numerous acclaimed projects, including 8 House in Copenhagen, VIA 57 West in New York, CopenHill power plant/ski slope in Copenhagen, and now the Gelephu International Airport in Bhutan. The studio's design method combines deep understanding of site and cultural context while pursuing innovative expressions of architectural form.

BIG's global influence is reflected through its extensive international projects and contributions to architectural education and research. Their work is frequently featured in architectural media worldwide and has received multiple international design awards, establishing BIG's position as a leader in contemporary architectural design.