Contract No. AX059 - Concourse 2, Terminal 3 & Car
Client: Dubai Civil Aviation
Consultant: Dar Al Handasah
Main Contractor: Al Habtoor Murray Roberts Takenaka JV
Award Date: July 2005
Building Type: Concourse, Terminal & Car Park
Building Length: Approx. 1 KM

Major Scope of Work:
AL ABBAR Standard Curtain Wall, Doors, Windows, Louvres, Frameless Glazing, Paneling
4mm Thick Aluminium Composite Cladding AL-CLAD (Mitsubishi, Japan)
4mm Thick Stainless Steel Composite Cladding AL-CLAD (Mitsubishi, Japan)
AL ABBAR Standard Stainless Steel Glazed Balustrade
AL ABBAR Standard Glass Panel
AL ABBAR Standard Back illuminated Glazed Boxes
Automatic Sliding Doors 147 Nos. & Automatic Swing Doors 46 Nos.

DUBAI AIRPORT TERMINAL 3
Located beneath the taxiway area and directly linked with concourse 2, Terminal 3 incorporates an innovative design that promotes simplified, easy passenger flow (inbound and outbound) and decreases walking distances. This is the stark difference between the existing Terminal 1, which is linked to the concourse (Sheikh Rashid Terminal) via a tunnel, and Terminal 3. The design of the terminal by Aeroports de Paris is in the shape of an airplane wing and is 1km long.

Features include a multi-level underground structure measuring 300m x 350m, first class lounges and dedicated counters, restaurants, 180 check-in counters and 2,600 underground parking spaces.

The departures and arrivals halls within the terminal will be located 10m below the apron and taxiways. Passenger orientation will be heightened by maintaining visual contact with the landside through a fully glazed facade at one end and concourse 2, with its bright naturally lit atrium at the other.

The Terminal incorporates two levels of vehicle parking that is planned within a landscaped area, enabling uninterrupted views of Terminal 3 and concourse 2 from the airport road. A commercial centre will be built around a roof-lit central atrium in the parking area.

CONCOURSE 2
Directly connected to Terminal 3, concourse 2 is dedicated exclusively to Emirates. The building will include a multi-level structure for departures and arrivals at Dubai Airport incorporating 27 contact gates and 59 passenger-loading bridges.

Additionally, there will be a direct connection to Sheikh Rashid Terminal located at the control tower structure. There is also a 300-room hotel and health club that will include both five and three star rooms. A further 10,000m² of commercial space will be home to the Dubai Duty Free retail outlet and various restaurants.

Concourse 2 will include five aerobridges capable of handling the new Airbus A380 Super Jumbo. The two concourse buildings will be linked via these air bridges enabling transiting passengers to move freely between the two buildings.