b'12 RNO TERMINALSRaising the ceiling height from 10 feet to 15 feet requiredThe design team used both form and materials to create the 30,000 square feet of acoustical ceiling tiles. [Previously], thenew aestheticthe modern being articulated in architectural entire Ticketing Hall had kind of a dark, closed feeling to it,forms and the mountain through materials. The design Griffin comments. Lifting up the ceiling does a tremendousembodies the natural context of crystal-blue water, open skies, amount to create more volume, more space; and the whitecarved stone and the harmonic rhythm of tree-line forests, which ceiling tiles just make everything brighter and feel moreare present in the Lake Tahoe area and the high desert region accessible and easier to navigate. surrounding Reno, Chevlin explains. Terrazzo flooring subtly guides travelers through the TicketingTravelers are encouraged to visualize this modern mountain Hall to the center lobby, and a 14-foot-tall curtain wall provides ascene with large spans of blue glazing and angular forms of sightline for intuitive wayfinding. Illuminated, universal wayfindingglass, metal siding and concrete contrasted with stone structures signage was also added. Were creating an immediate interior- throughout the hall. Four portals sculpted with a cool gray to-exterior connection from the drop-off point back to themetal siding in the spirit of granite help passengers navigate ticketing counters by implementing a 14-foot-tall curtain wallto the Ticketing Hall entry points. At the north end of the hall, that creates a visual connection from the curb to the counters,a pearlescent blue obelisk rises as a beacon, cladding the Chevlin remarks.elevator tower. To the south, stone and frosted glass structures housing various facilities penetrate the blue curtain wall, creating Updated Design and Aesthetic a connection between interior and exterior spaces. A critical The airport is establishing a modern mountain design thatdriver is that we make this a place that people dont just want combines glass, steel and concrete with warm touches liketo fly through, they want to come to and enjoy their travel reclaimed wood walls and wood columns. Were really tryingexperiencethis is for them, Chevlin notes. Its important when to make it more modern but keep it warm, like the nature thatwe consider people in the equationThis is something that surrounds us, Twitchell says. Three sections of the walls in thewere doing for the community.Ticketing Hall use reclaimed TerraMai wood from the West Coast.ai170190116417_ACI-NA-Halfpage-JAN-2024.pdf 1 12/6/23 2:19 PMSetting the Standard in Airport Queuing SystemsCM Explore a modern, world-class queuing system in Y our latest case study about the TSA Innovation CM Checkpoint at Harry Reid International Airport.MYCYCMY Discover the future of queuing.KLearn more at: www.lavi.com/en/tsa-innovation-checkpointJuly | August 2024AirportImprovement.com'