b'Reliable solutions for PHOTO: GRESHAM SMITHyour airport project.All public restrooms were renovated and modernized. holdrooms, soften sightlines and offervisual noise, opened cross-terminal views productive perches, he notes. Now, guestsand reinforced intuitive circulation so can charge their electronic devices in anypassengers can see where they need seating area. to go sooner, Sucher remarks. These improvements will be particularly important Designing for Light, when the terminal experiences peak Views and Spatial Clarity volume during busy tourist seasons.Openness, scale and visual connectionRather than simply adding more signage, were key areas of focus throughout thethe project focused on streamlining and expansion and renovation. From therepositioning existing cues at key decision inception, designers sought to create anpoints. One of the things we felt was environment that feels both expansiveimportant was to modernize our signage, and intuitive, while preserving close tiessimplify it, so there would be a little less to views of the airfield. Youve got allcongestion on the signage, Dunne adds. this natural light pouring in, and theres aFloor patterns, ceiling heights and material clear line of sight all the way back into thetransitions were also used to subtly existing [structure], including baggage claimreinforce direction and passenger flow.and the exit lane, Sucher describes. The result is a concourse that visually connectsA Coastal Sense of Placepassengers not only to their gates but to theDesigners worked to weave references terminal as a whole. to Myrtle Beachs coastal identity into the Concourse A was extended as close toproject in a way that feels modern rather the runway as allowable, with a floor-to- than thematic. Color palettes, materials Designed toceiling curtain wall and clerestory windowsand finishes throughout the terminal draw to provide abundant daylight and reinforceinspiration from the surrounding shoreline, accomodate extremethe visual relationship between passengersallowing the architecture and interiors weight loads andand activity outside on the airfield. As ato quietly reinforce the airports role as a plane goes by, you almost feel like yougateway to the leisure destination. The conform to existingcan reach out and touch [it], Sucher says.terrazzo incorporates some beachy waves local specifications. Electrochromic glazing from SageGlass wasand sand type of feel, Dunne offers as one incorporated along key faades to mitigateexample. Learn more at ejco.com glare while preserving unobstructed viewsCoastal sense of place is most visible or call 800 626 4653 to the apron. in the new central hub, where preserved As part of the broader wayfindingregional palm trees were installed among effort, Gresham Smith studied sightlinesbench-style seating to introduce a natural and visual hierarchy across the terminalfocal point while reinforcing the openness to optimize intuitive flow. This reducedand light emphasized throughout the March | April 2026AirportImprovement.com'