The international terminal wing expansion at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) increases its capacity and includes a stunning feature atrium encircled with structural tree columns.
This expanded international terminal wing—known as Pier D—accommodates four additional gates, adding critical wide-body aircraft capacity to the international terminal. Pier D also includes retail spaces, restaurants and bars, and a remote stand aircraft operation facility.
The terminal wing’s design influenced by vernacular west coast architecture includes a soaring feature atrium that forms around a glass-enclosed island forest open to the sky. Surrounding the central island and supporting the roof above are ten 50-foot-tall structural trees; glulam columns that each support a web of timber members through custom-cast steel connections.
