Control Tower, Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol
When the fifth runway at Schiphol Airport
came into operation, it was decided to enlarge the existing control tower into
a combined radar and air traffic control tower. To achieve this dual purpose,
the radar antenna and the protecting radome were removed from the existing
tower and replaced by a prefabricated steel air traffic control centre. This
octagon atop a concrete shaft is supported by a steel structure that goes on to
guarantee the stability of the tower as a whole. The supporting structure is
entirely in silver-coloured steel, as is the structure guiding the external
panorama lift looking out to the southwest. The original radar equipment and
radome have been reinstalled on the roof of the new glass dome up on the
sixteenth floor where the air traffic controllers work.
Client
Luchtverkeersleiding
Nederland
Architect
Benthem
Crouwel NACO
Start design
2002
Start construction
2002
Completion
2004
