Lishui Airport building design by MAD Architects, LIJ Chinese architecture images
Lishui Airport building design news
22 November 2024
Design: MAD Architects
Location: Lishui, southwest of Zhejiang province, People’s Republic of China
Ma Yansong/MAD Architects Lishui Airport is Near Completion
photo : MAD Architects
MAD Architects is pleased to share the latest construction progress of Lishui (LIJ) Airport, is nearing completion and is set to open by the end of 2024.
Lishui Airport building construction near completion:
photo : Yongwei Liu
Lishui Airport building by MAD Architects
Located in the foothill valleys of Lishui, China, the airport’s design reflects the city’s identity as a “forest city,” integrating architecture with the surrounding natural landscape.
Lishui Airport building near completion:
photo : Hello Lishui
The project spans 2,267 hectares, with a terminal covering 12,000 square meters. To adapt to the area’s steep terrain, the airport required leveling nearly 100 meters of elevation, creating a terraced layout that integrates the terminal, parking, and office areas into descending platforms. This approach respects the land’s contours while ensuring a functional and efficient design.
building photograph : MAD Architects
The terminal’s design conveys harmony with its environment. Ma Yansong explains, “Lishui is a garden city, and her airport should also be in a garden. As a feeder airport, Lishui Airport shows another attitude as a public transportation facility in the city: not greedy for big, but pursuing convenience and humanity, and pursuing a dialogue with the natural environment.”
building photograph : MAD Architects
The terminal’s silver-white roof, made of aluminum panels, reflects lightness like feathers and is supported by 14 umbrella-shaped columns. Its flowing form anchors the building while maintaining openness. The roof’s 30-meter cantilever creates a welcoming concourse filled with natural light from a central skylight.
building photo : MAD Architects
Inside, passengers are greeted by wood-toned finishes and a human-scaled interior. The concourse height transitions from 4.5 meters at its lowest point to 13 meters at its highest, balancing intimacy and openness. The “one-and-a-half-story” layout combines arrival and departure areas into a compact, efficient space, with a double-height lobby ensuring smooth passenger flow.
picture : JK Wang
A landscaped walkway extends from the parking area into the terminal, enhancing accessibility and connecting travelers to their surroundings.
building photo : MAD Architects
Designed as a domestic regional airport, Lishui features three boarding bridges and five remote stands, with an initial capacity for one million passengers annually.
building photograph : MAD Architects
The design anticipates future growth, accommodating 1.8 million passengers by 2030 and up to 5 million by 2050. Provisions have been made for an international terminal, ensuring the airport can grow alongside the region.
photo : JK Wang
Lishui Airport China – Building Information
Lishui Airport
Lishui, China
2018 – 2024
Site Area：2,267 hectares
Building Area：12,100 sqm
Building Height：23.95 m
Principal Partners in Charge: MA Yansong, DANG Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Associate Partners in Charge: LIU Huiying, Kin Li
Design Team: SUN Shouquan, ZHANG Xiaomei, LEI Lei, YANG Xuebin, SUN Mingze, YIN Jianfeng, Punnin Sukkasem, ZHU Yuhao, ZHANG Yaohui, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Pittayapa Suriyapee, WANG Xinyi
Client: Lishui Airport Construction Headquarters
Executive Architects: CAAC NEW ERA AIRPORT DESIGN INSTITUTE COMPANY LIMITED
Façade Consultant: RFR Shanghai
Interior Design/Lighting consultant: Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute CO., Ltd
Landscape Consultant: Z’scape Landscape Planning and Design
Photography: JK Wang, Liu Yongwei, Hello Lishui, MAD Architects
photograph : MAD Architects
Lishui Airport building design by MAD Architects images / information from MAD
Location: Lishui city, southwest of Zhejiang province, People’s Republic of China
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