PROJECT DX DY Ceiling Renovation

ARCHITECT JMT Architecture:George Steinrock, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB ; Jennifer Hensel, Associate AIA
GENERAL CONTRACTOR Towson Mechanical. Inc. Dan Raver and Shawn Raver smraver@towsonmechanical.com
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Christopher Reddick, PE and Shannon Boyd, PE and sboyd@jmt.com
CIVIL ENGINEER Airport Design Consultants, Inc (ADCI) - Keith Fritz, PE
MECHANICAL ENGINEER Ian Innes, PE; Jerry Jurick, PEjjurick@jmt.com; Eric Young, PE eyoung@jmt.com
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Dimitre Petrov, PE and Amanda Kunkel akunkel@jmt.com
PHOTOGRAPHER/RENDERER Nathan Fox Photography
 

LOCATION  Baltimore, Maryland, US​

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE  7/13/2023

Our team provided Architectural and Interior Design services for the upgrade and modifications to the ceiling and lighting systems in the DX-DY Concourses at Baltimore / Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The client desired to create a perceptible difference in the travelers’ experience as they headed towards their flights. The dated ceiling and lighting required a major upgrade which included the replacement of all ceiling systems, upgrading the existing fluorescent fixtures to LED at hold rooms, and creating a new dynamic ceiling design with a sense of movement in the central portion of the DX and DY Concourses. Various design options were explored that would be an obvious departure from conventional ceiling and lighting designs. The implemented solution provides an unconventional acoustical panel geometry with lighting literally integrated into the grid. The result is a dynamic pattern that subtly hints at notions of flight (the wing-like arrangement of the lighting) and even wayfinding as the lights “point” in the direction of travel through the concourses. The concourses totaled over 26,000 square feet with over 850 new light fixtures and over 10,000 linear feet of ceiling trim. This project required the selection of all new LED light fixtures and acoustical ceiling panels for both the hold room areas and the central corridor. Lights levels are higher in this circulation space, while yielding to softer lower levels in the adjacent hold room waiting areas which shift to an orthogonal ceiling grid with upgraded lighting. Transitioning from standard fluorescent lighting to LED required specified lighting calculations to not only meet code requirements but to also enhance the quality of the design and overall atmosphere created. Multiple lighting mockups were performed to ensure all these requirements were met. The client desired a unique and dynamic design for the central corridors of both terminals that conveyed a sense of movement down the concourses while maintaining a calming and functional environment at the hold rooms on either side. The geometric nature of the ceiling design directs the movement of passengers and assists with wayfinding, alertness, and overall safety. The final result produces a revitalizing and soothing atmosphere with themes of novelty, uniqueness, and flight that will make for a memorable passenger experience that is exclusive to BWI Marshall Airport.

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