City, Country | Munich, Germany | |
Year | 2002–2003 | |
Client | BMW Group | |
Architect | Bernhard Franken | |
Services | Structural Engineering | |
Facts | Length: 90 m | |
Awards | ADC Award 2004, Silberner Nagel | FEIDAD Award, Taiwan 2003 |
In the check-in hall of Terminal 2 at Munich Airport an almost 90 m long band of fins floats 13 m above the ground. A total of 363 different aluminium fins were printed on each side with contrasting illustrations. A wide range of motifs appears due to the specific mounting and three-dimensional configuration of the fins.
The fins are carried out as wing sections comprising beaded transverse elements on a central tube and are covered on both sides with 1 mm thin aluminium sheets. The geometry of the fins varies in each element. The milled neuron-knot connects the vertical and horizontal cable suspensions