Singapore has officially broken ground on Terminal 5 (T5) at Changi Airport, marking a significant step in a grand expansion project aimed at developing an advanced air hub. Designed by KPF and Heatherwick Studio, T5 is slated to serve around 50 million passengers annually while integrating advanced technology and green principles. The terminal embodies a vision of a welcoming airport, emphasizing natural light, green spaces, and a user-friendly atmosphere, setting a new benchmark for future air travel. The facility will be part of the broader Changi East development, expected to launch by the mid-2030s.
"Inspired by the essence of Singapore, the terminal will be a place of lush greenery and characterful districts that redefine what an airport can be," shares Thomas Heatherwick, design director of Heatherwick Studio. "And instead of building another monolithic transit hub, we're making a unique place that you'd want to travel to, rather than just travel throughâone that heartily welcomes both travelers and the local community."
At once monumental and human-centric, the terminal's design by American architecture firm KPF, together with London- and Shanghai-based Heatherwick Studio, takes cues from Singapore's hybrid identity, where city meets garden.
A canopy of overlapping curved roofs, dubbed 'roof leaves', breaks the massing down into a collection of human-scale volumes, allowing natural light to flood into the interior while creating spaces that feel calm and familiar.
Terminal 5 is set to be both mega and cozy, reshaping Singapore's global gateway as it prepares for the future of air travel.
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