Category: Projects

Following work performed on Terminal D, McAfee3 Architects was assigned the Foreign Flag Carriers Airline Lounges under HKS’s contract. McAfee3 was commissioned to take 18,000 square feet of Terminal D, and turn it into five exclusive European-style clubs that would service 350 airline patrons a day. The work included programming, space planning, interior finish-out, design of casework, and FF&E. Each of the clubs, individually unique, serve a particular airline and contain a main lounge, a VIP Lounge, business centers, TV Lounge, restrooms, Children’s lounge, library, places to store luggage and kitchens. Also on the club floor, are private showers, conference rooms, a smoking lounge and exclusive artwork displayed throughout.

Spaces were planned based on need, function, and aesthetics. Finishes were selected with beauty, life-span, and maintenance in mind. Differing cultures were even considered in how the spaces worked together, furniture size and placement, and color selections.

McAfee3 scheduled a series of design charrettes to establish the initial design concepts with each carrier, presenting our ideas for approval. The end result was a fabulous group of airline lounges that continue to be the talk of the Airport. In 2013, we were asked to renovate the shell space of Club 1 & 5, which were completed in January 2015.

The terminal station renovation projects are part of DFW’s massive capital development campaign. The new automated people mover (APM) systems connects existing Terminals A, B, C, and E with International Terminal D. This elevated structure shuttles passengers to destinations anywhere in the airport in 30 minutes or less. Architectural services for the renovation included:

• providing gateways to existing terminals at the north and south ends
• relocating and replacing in-kind facilities and functions that the APM station displaced

Design work included concession spaces, spaces assigned to Delta Airlines, restrooms, Delta Airlines gate counters and adjacent seating layouts, DFW administrative offices, and signage.

JMAA upgraded terminal areas and the East and West concourses. These upgrades included gate hold areas beyond security check point and general/common area concourse flooring. McAfee3 developed floor plans and elevations of the east and west terminals, creating various options for walls and flooring and selected comfort seating with technology capabilities, reviewed various materials and finishes and called reps for pricing and samples. The final project included changes in interior finishes; flooring and walls, with accent walls of color or graphics to enhance the passenger experience, Hearing Loop locations to comply with ADA, and enhanced charging stations with comfort seating areas.

Charles McAfee received a call from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington, D.C., to design facilities for computer centers for general aviation airports. In total, CFM designed over 75 FAA buildings for the FAA, based in Wichita, KS.

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed to construct new buildings for its Flight Service Station computer operations. The new buildings are to be energy-conscious designs, reducing the annual energy requirement per gross square foot area by 45% between 1975 and 1985.

The firm explored various solar energy systems and energy-efficient alternatives, providing information about energy system alternatives for the two proposed structures, as well as conceptual design studies incorporating the various energy systems. The design itself calls for a very flexible and modular system which contributes to better energy management and control.

Alongside EXP, an excellent team was assembled that included McAfee3 providing the Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Package and the Signage Package for this project. DFW-IOC is a 38,911 gross square foot single-story building. The building plan is organized with the most important spaces – the Shared Floor and EOC – in the center, with all related support spaces located around it. Through a series of stakeholder meetings, showroom visits, and information gathering sessions with the user group, we created a design profile and itemized schedule of furniture items for the Integrated Operations Center personnel. These selected items feature a contemporary design aesthetic aligned with the client’s aesthetic and met the durability requirements for a 24/7 work environment

McAfee3 is one of five firms in the Joint Venture known as The Hartsfield Planning Collaborative (HPC), whose other members are HNTB, B&E Jackson, S.L. King Associates, and Cecil Chan Associates. McAfee3 is providing lead architectural services for the planning and design of the expansion and renovation of Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. Known as the world’s busiest airport, the $5.2 billion capital improvement program is to satisfy current aviation demand and forecasted growth. McAfee3 and the JV team are integrating major capacity projects with replacement/upgrade/maintenance and expansion projects in the Central Passenger Terminal Complex (CPTC); the Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC); an expanded automated people mover (APM); a new fifth runway/taxiway complex; a new domestic terminal, and expanded air cargo facilities. Though the project was already an awesome and complex undertaking, September 11, 2001, placed new challenges on the HPC team. McAfee3 responded to changing security needs as well as financial challenges for the airlines and support services.

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (The World’s Busiest Airport):

• The new 12 gate Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal and Concourse.
• a major renovation of the existing Central Passenger Terminal Complex (CPTC);
• planning the addition of a fifth new runway;
• Consolidated Rental Car (CONRAC) facility
• Sky Train Facility
• Development of the initial comprehensive airport design standards and guidelines
• Renovations of existing restrooms and upgrades
• Airport Concessions program.
• Owner’s representative for quality assurance and quality control, and construction management.
• In-Terminal Hotel Feasibility Study
• Consolidated Concessions Distribution Center (CCDC)
• Fire Stations – Project Management, planning and programming for fire stations 24, 32, 35 and 40.
• Multiple User Flight Information Display System (MUFIDS) –locations in the HJAIA main terminal and all concourses.