Heathrow International Airport – Terminal 2

Terminal 2, The Queen’s Terminal, inaugurated by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England on June 23, 2014, became a landmark building in terms of energy efficiency. It’s the world’s first airport to obtain a BREEAM Excellent rating, thanks to a design conceived to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% through the combination and development of active and passive energy systems.

Approaching a construction method that minimizes the impact on the facilities and the adjacent urban environment has been achieved through innovative solutions based on modular systems and through a carefully design construction schedule. 

The Queen’s Terminal is developed under a roof whose three large waves emphasize the three main parts of the process passengers go through flying: check-in, security control and boarding. In this way, function and form are completely integrated, helping the passenger to orientate themselves through the Terminal in an intuitive and natural way. 

The waves of the roof are tilted against each other, housing skylights in their intersections, all facing North, in order to allow an important inflow of natural light, while reducing solar radiation and contributing to save energy. 

Departing passengers will enjoy more than 215,300 sqft. of commercial area distributed in two floors, next to the boarding gates and offering excellent views of the flight field.

In addition, it has been chosen Best Airport Terminal in the World (Skytrax 2018) and a Green Design by Chicago Athenaeum has been obtained thanks to its sustainable design, which is added to a list of more than 26 international awards and nominations.