Award Winning Terminal Building at Farnborough Airport Features Fullflow Syphonic Drainage System
Syphonic drainage specialists Fullflow recently completed the design, manufacture and installation of their syphonic drainage system for the eye-catching new Terminal Building at Farnborough Airport, Hampshire.
The RIBA award winning building with its distinctive wing-shaped design and aluminium shingle clad exterior required a flexible drainage system to remove rainwater efficiently from the roof without compromising the aesthetic appeal of the building.
The solution was to use Fullflow’s syphonic drainage system which requires fewer downpipes of smaller diameter than a traditional drainage system. Coupled with the ability to route pipework horizontally, this reduction in downpipe quantity and diameter size provided design flexibility, meaning the building was unhindered by large and unsightly pipework. Additionally less materials and underground work was required.
The Terminal’s syphonic drainage system was designed for the maximum rainfall likely to occur in a 40 year period. This was achieved with only eighteen rainwater outlets and two downpipes, draining an approximate roof area of 2000sq metres, at a flow rate of approximately 104 litres per second.
The passenger terminal for business travellers is also used as a commercial conference centre. The development forms part of the airfield's transformation from military to business use since TAG Aviation acquired the Farnborough site from the UK Ministry of Defence in 2001. TAG Farnborough Airport was officially opened by HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York in June 2006.
Architect: REID architecture
Photos: Hufton & Crow
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