Xiamen Airport
Project Status: Competition
Project Year: 2020
Use: Airport
Area: 62 km
Location: Xiamen, China
Design: Mauricio Ceballos, FR-EE
Team: MCxA, CABR, Bloqstudio, Melk, DGL
Project developed for FR-EE Fernando Romero EnterprisE by Mauricio Ceballos and Team.
Strategically located on the coastline, the Xiamen New Airport Area has a significant opportunity to become a major international air and sea port hub.
The site is situated at the confluence of three important axes: running parallel to the coastline, the Marine Cultural Belt and the Coastal Industrial Belt will provide strong identity components. The intersection with the Mountain Green Development Belt will bring ecological characteristics to the new development area. Dadeng Island is located at the intersection of the Zhangzhou-Xiamen-Quanzhou metropolitan area. This strategic positioning presents a great opportunity to create a major international air and sea port hub.
The development area extends around the delta of Jiuxi Brook. Our proposal includes the following main concepts:
Airport City: International trade center and convention and exhibition centers.
Regional Logistic Port & High-End Manufacturing Demonstration Base.
International Financial Center.
Regional Cultural Center.
Regional Innovation Center.
Our vision incorporates this unique location to create a city with multiple cross-river views and opportunities to establish a beautiful skyline. The relationship with the mountain region to the north is very important, with multiple green corridors across the Xiang'an District. The area offers a great canvas to build an urban park system that will incorporate sponge-city concepts, increasing the resiliency and sustainability of the urban plan.