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JAPAN. Narita International Airport (NAA) has received a major design award for its new Terminal 3, which opened on 8 April this year.
The Japan Institute of Design Promotion selected the terminal for one of its 2015 Good Design Best 100 Awards.
The award is given to the top 100 designs selected from the annual Good Design Award winners and recognises uniqueness, quality of design proposition, aesthetics and the degree of perfection.
This is the first time a Good Design Best 100 award has been made to an airport terminal.
The top 100 designs are candidates for special awards that the institute will decide later.
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Spacious and comfortable seating areas distinguish Narita Airport’s T3 |
T3 had already received the Best Sign Design Award at the 49th Japan Sign Design Association Awards 2015, announced in July.
NAA commented that its T3 designers excelled in use of space, materials, signage and furniture to create an affordable airport space for LCCs.
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Innovative and fun: T3 helps passengers find their way with a racetrack floor design |
The terminal is based around the design concepts of casual, functional and exciting.
With floor markings reminiscent of a sports track to help direct passengers and its comfortable and stylish furniture, T3 stands apart from previous airport terminals, NAA said.
Airside retailing in T3 is managed by NAA Retailing, and features a 1,200sq m FaSoLa duty free store, with Fa-So-La Souvenir Akihabara, Fa-So-La Bags and Fa-So-La Watches & Accessories boutiques.
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The Fa-So-La Souvenir Akihabara store in airside Departures |
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T3’s food court features seating for 400 customers |
