Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has celebrated the groundbreaking of its Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South project at Los Angles International Airport (LAX).
The MSC South will act as an extension of the West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal, providing an additional 150,000 square feet of active space and eight new gates for narrowbody aircraft.
The new facility will be built using a first-of-its-kind offsite construction and relocation building technique that will enable an accelerated project timeline, reduced costs and greater flexibility. This will see the new concourse built in nine segments roughly a mile and a half from the project’s site and then carefully delivered and assembled in place.
This project is the latest addition to LAX’s multi-billion-dollar Capital Improvement Program.
Justin Erbacci, Chief Executive Officer, LAWA said:It is a testament to LAWA’s consistent focus on innovation that LAX’s new Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South is being delivered with a first-of-its-kind Offsite Construction and Relocation technique that will enable an accelerated project timeline, save money, and be flexible enough to adapt to meet future needs if required. MSC South is original in both the way it is being constructed and in its overall design, which celebrates our transformation while paying tribute to the architectural legacy of our airport.
The new concourse will feature an exterior brise soleil system that will enable passive cooling and energy conservation.
Inside, the design will reflect a domestic space rather than a traditional airport concourse.
Matt Ducharme, Principal and West Coast Design Leader, Woods Bagot said:Drawing inspiration from California Modernism, the design for LAX’s MSC South captures a feeling of ease, simple but functional design, and timeless beauty. A great example of this is realized in the concourse’s exterior brise soleil system that links to the building's interior ceiling, creating a strong sense of place and indoor-to-outdoor connection for guests.
Enabling work for this project is now underway, and significant project completion is planned for 2025.
