Farnborough Airport has appointed contractors to carry out the design and construction work on its new £55m 175,000 sq. ft hangar development, Domus III.
The home of British aviation has been working closely with McLaughlin & Harvey and Gebler Tooth to create a plan that will increase hangar space by over 70 per cent.
The project was conceived in response to the growing demand for premium hangar space with a design that accommodates the growing presence of the next generation of business jets.
The new hangar will be rated by BREEAM, the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for infrastructure and buildings and is set to achieve some of the highest environmental standards.
Translucent automated doors
One of the iconic features of Domus III will be the translucent automated doors, which will stretch the entire length of the building, optimising natural light inside the hangar and reducing lighting usage. The large unhindered access provided by the door design will improve aircraft manoeuvrability and help mitigate unnecessary emissions from aircraft handling activities. The plan for the construction will also ensure that building doesn’t impact the day-to-day activities at the airport.
Simon Geere, Farnborough Airport’s CEO, said: “We are pleased to announce that we have appointed McLaughlin & Harvey and Gebler Tooth on the development of Domus III, which will further enhance our facilities and operational infrastructure. We want to be known as a global showcase for airport sustainability and the new hangar has been meticulously designed with this in mind.
“The investment will also provide a substantial boost for employment and economic growth in the region, whilst continuing our journey in providing the very best-in-class facilities to our customers at Europe’s number one business aviation airport.”
Completed by 2024
David Tooth, Founding Director of GeblerTooth, said: “We are delighted to be involved in this significant development at Farnborough Airport. Our team has worked closely with the airport and contractors teams to date to reach this stage and are excited to see the project through to completion.’’
In June, Farnborough Airport committed to some of the most ambitious environmental targets within the sector with the launch of its net zero roadmap, setting a pathway to net zero across it’s controllable emissions by 2030 or sooner.
In 2018, Farnborough Airport became the first business airport to be awarded carbon neutral status, last year made Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) available to customers and earlier this month ran a successful promotion in offering SAF at the same price as Jet A1 fuel.
Construction of Domus III will commence in August 2022 with completion scheduled for early 2024.
