A new look for Dublin Airport’s Terminal 1. Photo: DAA
Dublin Airport has revealed a changed look for Terminal 1 as approved plans for a new facade have gone out to tender.
A major facelift of the old terminal, opened in 1972, will see a new facade added to its exterior.
The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) had applied for planning permission for a revamp of the 52-year-old building to the Fingal County Council in 2020.
In 2020, the DAA said new works would involve a facelift of the core facade and its roof, which would be replaced with a new energy-sufficient structure. It will result in the facility’s building energy rating moving from an F to B3.
The work will focus on the removal of the existing 1970s concrete fins around the building while the roof will be insulated, reducing heat loss from the building.
The northern and southern sides of T1 – the front and the back of the building – will feature more glazing within the new design. The work to the exterior of the building follows internal revamps to the terminal.
The DAA has now confirmed the approved plans to add a new facade to Terminal 1 have gone out to tender. They posted a visualisation of the new look on X.
“Terminal 1 at Dublin Airport is getting ready for a new look!” they wrote on social media.
“Our approved plans to add a new facade to the 52-year-old terminal recently went out to tender.”
They said more details about the new look are due to be revealed soon.
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In 2020, the DAA said the project to upgrade the facade and other elements of Terminal 1 had been part of the long-term plans for Dublin Airport for several years.
The former Dublin Airport managing director Vincent Harrison said that despite the pandemic, it must take a “prudent long-term view” in regards to managing Terminal 1.
“As certain elements of T1 are approaching the end of their life, it makes sense to seek planning permission now for these works, which will be carried out over the coming years,” he said in 2020.
