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Airplane Hangar

LOCATION: Bern Flugplatz, Switzerland
YEAR: 2024
STATUS: Concept

Hangar 1.0 has been developed to capture the client’s passion in aviation. The brief asked for a beautiful, lightweight and demountable structure to host a twin turboprop at Bern Flugplatz with the possibility to be relocated to other airports in Switzerland, where the airplane may be operated from.  

AR-K-C took a fresh look at conventional hangar typologies by three dimensionally treating the barrel vault roof shape. Inspired by the cowling gill vents on turbo prop engines, we have introduced a curved saw tooth fabric roof that features skylights. These skylights become vertical openings breaking up the envelope. This treatment features special moments of daylight entering the space and reflecting on the underside of the curved envelope membrane, creating an atmosphere of being on the clouds above the Swiss Alps.

Hangar 2.0 was developed as a parallel exercise to host a long-range private jet such as the Gulfstream G800. The lightweight aluminium frame of Hangar 1.0 was replaced by a steel structure with additional bracing and a larger fold-up hangar door.

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Airplane Hangar

LOCATION: Bern Flugplatz, Switzerland
YEAR: 2024
STATUS: Concept

Hangar 1.0 has been developed to capture the client’s passion in aviation. The brief asked for a beautiful, lightweight and demountable structure to host a twin turboprop at Bern Flugplatz with the possibility to be relocated to other airports in Switzerland, where the airplane may be operated from.  

AR-K-C took a fresh look at conventional hangar typologies by three dimensionally treating the barrel vault roof shape. Inspired by the cowling gill vents on turbo prop engines, we have introduced a curved saw tooth fabric roof that features skylights. These skylights become vertical openings breaking up the envelope. This treatment features special moments of daylight entering the space and reflecting on the underside of the curved envelope membrane, creating an atmosphere of being on the clouds above the Swiss Alps.

Hangar 2.0 was developed as a parallel exercise to host a long-range private jet such as the Gulfstream G800. The lightweight aluminium frame of Hangar 1.0 was replaced by a steel structure with additional bracing and a larger fold-up hangar door.

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