2024 HNTB Aviation Architecture Brochure

Designing Experiences That Move People

For more than a century, HNTB has pioneered the multidisciplinary design approach to airport development. Today, our firm draws from a national network of offices with over 5,000 diverse, creative staff who are ready to provide full project life-cycle services, and who are dedicated to serving our clients to implement their visions at our country’s critical airports.

HNTB is an employee-owned architecture and infrastructure solutions firm that consistently exceeds client expectations in the public and private sector, delivering planning, architecture and engineering solutions. Innovative design, coupled with leading-edge management capabilities and deep technical expertise are the hallmark of HNTB’s professional services. Our culture is defined by integrity, technical excellence and the delivery of quality work that is on time, on budget and to our clients’ satisfaction. The ideals and values that have guided HNTB for its first 100 years still hold true today.

Airports are more than architecture. They are destinations that take people places and bring them together.

HNTB’s client-centric approach to design is based on supporting the vision of our business partners and exceeding expectations to deliver high-quality, cost-effective signature projects. HNTB Aviation is consistently awarded for excellence in design, sustainability and craft while leading some of the most complex and innovative aviation infrastructure projects in the U.S.

At HNTB, we push the boundaries of imagination, ingenuity and technology to elevate the passenger experience. Our curiosity and desire to solve the most challenging problems fuel our design process. Our aviation professionals are passionate about aviation, and bring the expertise and analysis needed to confidently support the most important decisions that impact your facilities, operations and life-cycle costs.

No. 3

2018-2022 Engineering News-Record’s Top Design Firms: Airports

250+

Innovation and Design Awards in Aviation

Aviation Architecture Services

Architectural Design

» Aircraft Hangars

» Airport People Mover Facilities

» Airport Special System Design

» Air Cargo

» Air Traffic Control Towers

» ARFF Facilities

» CBP/FIS/SSCP Planning and Design

» Ground Transportation and Parking Facilities

» Intermodal Facilities

» Office and Administrative Facilities

» Parking / ConRac Facilities

» Passenger Boarding Bridges

» Passenger Terminal and Concourse Design

» Rental Car / ConRAC Facilities

» Signage and Wayfinding

» Special System Facility Design (baggage, security, IT)

» Terminal and Facilities Design

» Terminal and Facility Planning and Programming

» Terminal Programming

» Transit Facilities

» Transit, Ground Trans. and Auto. People Mover Facilities

Environmental

» Environmental Assessments

» Environmental Impact Statements

» Mitigation

» NextGen Environmental Studies

» Noise Studies and Compatibility Planning

» Permitting

» Sustainability Planning

Interior & Hospitality Design

» Clubs and Lounges

» Tenant Improvements

Engineering & Airport System Design

» Airfield (runways, taxiways, aprons)

» Airport Security, Checkpoints and Access Control Systems

» Central Utility Plants

» Construction Phasing

» Fueling and Deicing Systems

» Landside (roads, bridges, parking)

» Navigational Aids

» Passenger Boarding Bridges and Aircraft Ramp Services

» Pavement Management

» Site Preparation and Drainage Planning

» Airfield / Airspace Planning

» Airport Layout Systems Planning

» Airport Master Plans

» Cargo Development

» Forecasting

» Gate Layout Forecasting

» Landside Roadway Planning

» Master Planning

» NextGen Planning

» RIM Studies

» Simulation Modeling

» Site Selection Studies

» Terminal Planning

» Utility Master Planning

Project Advisory

» Airport CIP Development

» Airport Development Program Support

» Alternative Delivery Option Analysis

» Business and Financial Consulting

» Cost-Benefit Analysis

» Procurement Development

Program Management / Construction Management

» Asset Management

» Communications Management

» Construction Administration

» Construction Services

» Construction Engineering Inspection

» Contracts / Change Management

» Contract Package Scoping Strategy

» Design-Build

» Design Management

» Environmental Planning and Management

» Equity and Inclusion

» Executive Program Management

» Funding / Finance Strategy

» Leadership, Organizational Management and Strategy

» Operational Readiness, Activation and Transition

» Operations and Maintenance

» Procurement Strategy

» Project Controls / Document Controls

» Project Delivery Methods Analysis

» Program Implementation and Prioritization

» Risk Management

» Safety and Security Technology

» Asset and Facilities Management

» BIM Development

» Digital Infrastructure Platforms

» Digital Twins Development and Maintenance

» Geospatial Planning and Modeling

Airside D New Terminal

The Hensel Phelps Design-Build Team consisting of Hensel Phelps, Gensler, The Beck Group and HNTB has been selected by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority to design and construct the new Airside D international terminal at Tampa International Airport.

Continuing the multiphased implementation of the airport master plan, Airside D will provide 16 gates to serve both domestic and international flights, allowing the airport to accommodate an additional 13 million passengers. The 585,000-sf airside terminal will include concessions space, TSA and CBP security facilities, and it will incorporate the newest technologies for bag screening, gate check-in, and baggage processing. An automated shuttle will connect Airside D to the main terminal.

HNTB is the lead design firm and will oversee all design services, including the new airside terminal, airfield design, main terminal ticketing area modifications, the shuttle guideway and station, and civil utilities.

Completed 2027 (est.)

HNTB Services

» Lead Design Architect

New Terminal

HNTB is currently designing the new DSM Terminal, which will include 17 gates through phased construction. The new terminal will lift the overall travel journey the moment the traveler enters the airport campus. Designed with efficiency, safety and sustainability in mind, the new terminal will feature expanded central security screening checkpoints with eight screening lanes to process passengers more quickly and efficiently. Five aircraft gates, in addition to existing gates on Concourse A and Concourse C, will be added in addition to parking positions that will be added to enhance opportunities for air service growth to benefit the quality of life in the region and state. The new terminal will include upgraded technologies and infrastructure, improved sustainability and green technology, and elevated dining and retail options for passengers.

Completed 2026 (est.)

HNTB Services

» Lead Design Architect

» Architect of Record

» Structural Engineer of Record

Project Features

» 100% Operational During Construction

New Terminal

Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)

Considered the “Gateway to Kansas,” GCK was originally constructed in 1959. Over the decades, the existing terminal facilities have received many additions and upgrades to adapt to the everchanging requirements of the airline industry. The new terminal design seeks to make necessary improvements to correct undersized passenger hold rooms, increase throughput of passenger/baggage screening, add a dedicated baggage claim area and alleviate congested ticketing and rental car queuing areas. A modern terminal will give the airport and its passengers a functional and adaptable facility that can grow with the city into the future. The expansion will be a completely new terminal doubling the capacity of the airport, the addition of an additional gate and jetway, will allow larger airplanes to utilize the airport, and provide the ability to bring in multiple flight destinations and airlines. The new terminal was funded through a combination of a CARES Act grant and a newly approved local sales tax, and will be completed by early 2024.

South Terminal C

Phase I

HNTB is the Architect of Record for the new South Terminal C, Phase 1 at MCO. The project’s vision takes The Orlando Experience™ to the next level through a world-class, technologically advanced, passenger-friendly and sustainable terminal complex accommodating up to 45 million passengers annually. The first phase of South Terminal C is in a new greenfield site, which features the first terminal-wide, high-speed individual baggage carrier system in the U.S., reducing lost luggage and providing shorter wait times for travelers, along with accommodation for early arrival bag storage and eliminating oversized bag restrictions so all pieces of luggage arrive at the carousel at once. While the new central hub at the junction of the concourses provides a mix of retail, food and beverage, entertainment and extensive multimedia experiences. HNTB served as the Lead Design Architect for the connector project that included a new security checkpoint and TSA and CBP facilities.

Completed 2022

HNTB Services

» Architect of Record

Concourse A&B West Expansion

As Lead Designer of Concourses A and B West at the world’s third busiest airport, HNTB partnered with Denver International Airport to help create a space that allows DEN to meet its goal of having the capacity and infrastructure to support 100 million annual passengers by the end of the decade.

HNTB’s design created airy, contemporary spaces with white terrazzo floors, high ceilings, clerestory windows and plentiful lighting. A series of horizontal glass windows and horizontal metal panels allow daylight to spread farther throughout the building.

This 600,000-sf expansion includes upgraded systems to improve efficiency and passenger comfort. Updated hold rooms feature touchless technologies and a variety of lounge and workspace seating and quiet zones while an outdoor terrace offers live entertainment with fire pits and views of the Rocky Mountains.

Completed 2022

HNTB Services

» Architect / Engineer of Record

» Lead Design Principal

Project Features

» The exterior glass and metal panels use an abstract staggering effect to emulate the undulation of the Rocky Mountains.

United Airlines

Terminals 7 and 8

United Airlines selected HNTB as the Designer for the redevelopment and expansion of its hub in Terminals 7 and 8 at LAX. The scope included redeveloped concession spaces, ticketing, security checkpoint, baggage claim, curbside, concourse circulation areas, passenger departure hold rooms and a new United Club. The redevelopment creates concessions spaces at optimal locations to maximize airport revenue. The Terminal 7 and 8 baggage and building systems were completely replaced to provide efficient and sustainable environments for United Airlines and its passengers. The project used state-of-the-art passenger processing technologies for screening, ticketing and boarding.

Tom Bradley International Terminal

HNTB served as Associate Architect for the $1.3B expansion of the Tom Bradley International Terminal to accommodate new-generation aircraft such as the A380 and to provide a Great Hall for dining, retail shopping and passenger amenities. HNTB is responsible for all terminal planning, construction documentation and construction administration. We also provided full federal inspection services as well as CBP design services. This is the first new terminal expansion at LAX in more than 20 years.

Completed 2016

HNTB Services

» Associate Architect

» Engineer and Lead Design for FIS/CBP

Project Features

» Terminal Operations

» Security

» Airport Police

» IT / Telecommunications

» Real Estate/Properties

» Facility Maintenance

» Airport Management

» Janitorial Maintenance

» Capital Development Engineering and Construction

» Airport Planning Department

New Terminal

ICT’s new aerodynamic terminal reflects the importance of aviation in Wichita. Known as the “Air Capital of the World,” Wichita is the city where more aircraft manufacturers have originated and developed craft than anywhere else in the world. The two-way convex curve of the roof was designed to resist gale-force winds while reminding visitors of the dynamics of flight. While the artistic terrazzo floor incorporates patterns that emulate flight contrails, other elements reinforce the innovative tradition the Wichita region has brought to the aviation industry. All passenger spaces in the terminal receive generous yet comfortable daylighting via thoughtful glazing and skylight placement that not only highlight Wichita’s changing skies, but also provide considerable costs savings by incorporating dynamic lighting controls.

Completed 2015

HNTB Services

» Lead Designer

» Architect of Record

Project Features

» 12 Gates

» 273,000 SF

» Flexible Security

» Checkpoint

» Locally Inspired Concessions

» Abundant Daylight

Terminal 2 West Building & Airside Expansion

HNTB’s design achieved the world’s first LEED Platinum certification for a commercial airport terminal. Designers incorporated sustainable elements such as natural daylighting in the Sunset Cove atrium, reducing power consumption. Preconditioned air and a 400-Hz ground power gate system allow aircraft to turn off their engines and auxiliary power unit, reducing air emissions and fuel costs. Additional sustainable design efforts saved the airport approximately 4 million gallons of water annually. The terminal includes an entertainment stage, upscale airline clubs with magnificent views, a meditation room, significant integrated public art and the nation’s first post-security service animal relief area.

HNTB Services

» Lead Design Architect

» Architect of Record

Project Features

» 18 Best Design and Construction Awards

Terminal

Relocation & Replacement

HNTB designed Santa Barbara’s new airport in the Spanish Colonial Revival style to pay homage to the rich history of the community while also incorporating the existing historic airport structure into the new terminal. Santa Barbara has a strong history of Spanish Colonial mission architecture and culture. The city and airport leaders wanted to reflect that vibrant architectural heritage found in their community at their airport terminal. Not only the architectural style, but also the scale and details were important. The client wanted views to the local Santa Ynez Mountains, so HNTB sought and attained approval for the first glass passenger boarding bridges in the U.S., enabling passengers to view the mountain range upon their arrival to the region. Expansion and renovation remained operational throughout the project. With the planting of orange trees and integration of wood beams, the design achieved a warm and welcoming California style.

Completed 2011

HNTB Services

» Architecture

» Interior Design Project Features

» First glass boarding bridges permitted in the U.S.

Checkpoint 1

HNTB is relocating and expanding Checkpoint 1 for departing passengers while creating a memorable space for international passengers arriving to the airport. There are several areas similar in scope or process where HNTB can leverage this experience and coordination with the Port to move the development of Checkpoint 5 forward.

Project scope includes replacement of glass railings on upper levels with taller barriers to meet new Port security requirements. The teams will be able to help navigate the new requirement to mitigate impacts to the north ticketing redevelopment scope.

This significant project incorporates public art. In addition to a strong working relationship with the SEA’s public art director, the project team has extensive experience in public art integration at airports coast to coast.

The checkpoint gateway features unforgettable mirror stainless steel portal to define checkpoint entrance with display cases for SEA’s extensive art collection completing the enclosure. A disused sculptural stone-lined water feature in the hall is replaced with HNTB-designed furniture for families waiting for passengers exiting the new International Arrivals Facility.

HNTB Services

» Concept Design

Automated People Mover

HNTB currently serves as the Lead Architectural Designer for the Automated People Mover (APM) stations and maintenance facility at LAX. The APM will be the main artery for travelers to and from LAX, offering a first and last impression of Los Angeles. The design of the APM station and maintenance facility reflect the city’s mid-century modern aesthetic through its strong horizontality, simplicity and indoor and outdoor connection, in addition to the artistic use of material applications such as concrete, steel and glass. HNTB’s architectural design team creates an inviting atmosphere in the stations and provides intuitive and seamless wayfinding, which create memorable user experiences.

HNTB Services

» Lead Designer

» Architect of Record for Stations and Maintenance Facility

Project Features

» Six stations – three outside of the terminal loop and three inside

» Design to LEED Gold certification

» 2.25 mile Guideway Alignment

Main Terminal Curbside Expansion, Central Plant and APM Station

HNTB was the Lead Designer and Architect and Engineer of Record for the progressive design-build project team that created innovative solutions for each facility. The complex and phased project on a very tight site constructs the adjoining terminal building expansions and curbside roadway expansions while maintaining 100% vehicle and passenger pedestrian access as well as continuous central plant operation during construction.

The Main Terminal Curb Expansion creates new front doors for the dual sided terminal and enables TPA to accommodate 36 MAP, and touts the world’s first “express curbsides”: expansions of the existing dual sided Blue and Red terminal that will allow passengers without bags to completely bypass ticketing and baggage claim, saving time, lowering anxiety and reducing the dense concentration of passengers during peak times.

The project also includes two key facilities: a new high efficiency, sustainable Central Utility Plant and the Main Terminal Airside D APM station. The Central Utility Plant’s unique crescent-shaped form is derived from its very tight site - constrained on one side by an existing APM guideway, and on the other, by the new curved express roadways that merge onto the main parkway. The CUP was designed to showcase its, the sustainable equipment on the interior through large glass windows into the main chiller room that open up to the campus’ main parkway.

The project includes demolition of existing buildings, interior terminal renovations, pedestrian bridge, airport loading and receiving docks, elevated roadway approach and exit bridges, an airport office building in the adjacent parking garage, new tenant spaces for terminal maintenance and a new airport telecommunication hub and a new APM station for Airside D that will welcome international passenger to the Main Terminal.

Completed 2022

HNTB Services

» Architecture

» Engineering Design

Project Features

» First express curbside in the U.S.

Delta Air Lines Hanger

Delta Air Lines commissioned HNTB to deliver multiple complex projects under strict program budgets and schedules, and enabled the airline to relocate from Terminal 5 to Terminals 2 and 3. From airside apron work to a new hangar, GSE relocation and deferred maintenance, these important projects required extensive FAA, airport, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety and Los Angeles Fire Department approvals.

The new hangar is designed to service Delta’s largest airplane in its fleet, the Boeing 777, along with a mix of smaller aircraft. It serves as the airline’s maintenance base along with ground service for LAX. The complex includes line storage and a maintenance and parts distribution facility. Completed 2017

United Airlines Technical Operations Center

HNTB served as the Civil Engineer of Record to support United ‘s program to consolidate LAX aircraft maintenance operations into a single campus at the existing East Hangar. The team collaborated with all authorities having jurisdiction and third parties to develop a road map of approvals to streamline the process, as well as with the contractor, architect and United to implement a value engineering process that resulted in a $60M savings for the project.

This hanger project consolidates United’s aircraft maintenance operations at LAX into a single campus located at their existing East Hanger. The ambitious program relocated all aircraft, ground services equipment and facilities maintenance operations onto a 27-acre campus. The development includes a dual wide-body hanger, a 16-bay GSE maintenance building, vehicular loading docks, remain overnight aircraft apron and all required utilities and special systems. The civil design of the program included but was not limited to site demolition, roadway improvements, utility systems, airfield pavements, airfield lighting, jet blast defector, sewer lift stations and a power substation.

Completed 2021

HNTB Services

» Civil Engineer of Record

Interior / Hospitality Design

We design more than spaces. We design destinations.

At HNTB, interior design encompasses everything you touch, see, smell, hear and feel as you move through a space, while the impacts of technology elevate expectations for expanded choice and personalization.

More than ever, travelers seek authenticity and connection to the places they visit. Airports and the amenities within them are no different on this trajectory of demand for personal connection.

From expansive, bustling terminals to calming premium lounges with the modern, flexible work and play spaces of today, HNTB’s interior designers and architects consider every detail, every price point, every user touch-point and experience creating engaging and memorable spaces that are uniquely inspired by each client and project locality and vernacular.

The Art Of Designing An Experience

While travelers and employees alike demand more from their experience, airport operators and airlines look to more revenue opportunities inside and outside of the gates. We believe design should rise to meet the challenges in new and inspiring ways.

Curating smart, virtual and tactile interactions using materials that are both beautiful and hygienic will encourage customers to return with trust and confidence. HNTB’s technical rigor, combined with the art of hospitality, are what assure our clients that the customer will return with trust and confidence.

Planning

Airports are more than transportation hubs. They are communities.

As planners and designers, we have a responsibility to integrate the diverse needs of passengers, stakeholders and owners into plans that enhance both the culture of a community and its operational performance. From small regional communities to those at the largest international hubs, HNTB leads the industry in providing award-winning, responsible planning that endures over time.

HNTB’s holistic perspective to terminal and airport planning is unmatched in the industry because it is supported and informed by our deep experience in airport design and construction. Our approach is grounded in knowing how all the disciplines and special systems integrate with each other throughout design and construction to maintain airport operations during construction and bring enhanced efficiency and resiliency to the final project.

Program Management / Construction Management

Our collective intellectual inventory allows us to pair the right expertise and exceed our clients’ goals.

HNTB takes a holistic, strategic and innovative approach to developing of large-scale airport capital projects and advisory services around project financing, P3 and delivery alternatives. Program management demands proactive and insightful orchestration and facilitation of teams and individual stakeholders as well as expertise in project controls, risk management strategies and communications, either as a direct extension of the staff or as a full-service management team.

HNTB’s experienced professionals bring great care to the project, either as a full-service team or as an extension of the airport’s team, to develop and oversee the efficient and cost-effective execution of project solutions on behalf of our clients while our construction expertise keeps the world’s busiest airports fully operational during any major renovation or expansion.

Denver International Airport Hotel and Transit Center

HNTB served as design and construction manager on the program management team for Denver International Airport to help add first-class amenities and prepare the airport for long-term growth. This included oversight and contributions to key components of the project, such as installing bridges on approach roadways, conducting mass excavation and shoring, and securing the terminal tent during construction.

The facility achieved LEED Gold certification, and includes low flow and flush plumbing fixtures, cardkey control of guest room plug loads, temperature set-backs and an on-site PV system to offset nearly 30% of annual energy use as well as 43% annual energy use savings including renewables.

Completed 2016

HNTB Role

» Advanced Planning

» Program Manager

Ground Transportation & Parking Structures

Transportation continues to evolve as new technologies and approaches unfold. Virtually every airport is assessing how to balance current infrastructure with improvements needed to accommodate future demands. Today’s parking structures must be more than vehicular storage, they must maximize revenue and demonstrate efficient, sustainable land use. Automated vehicles and app-based systems drive the need for multifunctional structures that support a variety users and tenants in the airport community.

HNTB is known for delivering intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and emerging mobility solutions that offer greater safety, congestion relief and environmental sustainability. Advances in technology will lead to new mobility solutions with the potential for causing disruptive changes in how transportation services are designed, delivered and operated. HNTB can help clients navigate through inevitable uncertainties to optimize investment decisions and maximize benefits to travelers.

Growing HNTB’s Aviation Design Team

Our collective intellectual inventory allows us to pair the right expertise and exceed our clients’ goals.

Our team possesses a strength of experience in aviation design, including projects completed at HNTB and with prior firms. Collectively, these key team members have unique combination of experiences that have a foundation in best practices balanced against being innovative trend-setters. Supporting this team, HNTB’s aviation practice comprises industry experts who can be called upon at a moment’s notice. Our bench strength includes individuals dedicated to planning, design and construction documents, and includes HNTB’s customized benchmarking and analytics experts focused on return on investment and revenue maximization.

David Lopez Tome National Architecture Practice Leader

Brett Hartle Aviation Market Leader

Nazanin Kamyab Project Manager

Taylore Keller Senior Interior Designer

Natasa Forbes Senior Interior Designer

Bo Roberts Senior Project Designer

Mathew Hallet Senior Design Principal

Jose Morais Design Principal

Brett Hartle National Aviation Practice Leader