New Terminal at Barajas Airport Features Fullflow Syphonic Drainage System
Syphonic drainage specialist Fullflow is proud to have installed its syphonic system to the stunning new Terminal 4 at Madrid’s Barajas Airport, which was officially opened on the 4th of February 2006.
The syphonic system was integrated within the overall design of the building, created by Richard Rogers Architects and Spanish architects Estudio Lamela.
This project required only 72 down pipes to drain rainwater from a roof area of 160,000m2 and the system is designed to cope with deluges of up to six inches (150mm) of rain per hour. To maintain the aesthetic integrity of the building many of the syphonic system components were made from stainless steel instead of the usual high density polyethylene.
The new terminal has a massive roof surface area and the roof profile is shaped like an egg box, meaning that rainwater is collected in the dips. Fullflow’s system is designed so that the priming action draws water off the roof quickly and efficiently and the negative pressures involved allow the water to be transferred horizontally to the downpipes. The terminal’s satellite building also features a Fullflow syphonic drainage system.
Terminal 4 at Barajas is just one example of many high profile construction projects Fullflow have been involved with. Project successes include Chek Lap Kok Airport (Hong Kong), The Great Court, British Museum (England), McLaren Technology Centre, (England) and the Millennium Stadium (Wales).
Fullflow boasts an unparalleled level of experience in the field of rainwater management having successfully installed over 30,000 systems across the world. Recent projects include London Heathrow Airport T5, St Pancras Station, The Vauxhall End redevelopment at the Oval and Lok Ma Chau Terminus (Hong Kong)
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