with lots of s p a c e between gates, much bigger than what I've seen built for 747s

Here we have few of the A380 super jumbo ready (TM) gating platforms aka aerogates on the B gates

More shots of the invisible-koi pond area

the children ate the fishes!

this area is kept cool in the afternoon with lots of sun visors

here's the koi pond area, minus the kois who yet to move in that is!

for removing a bubblewrap? a fine city indeed! Tear it off! tear it off!

there will be tons of R&R TVs, sofas, not to mention lots of free internet access stations for ya geeknerds

the the dismay of aunties all around, looks like no one can do much shopping today!

more arrows which points everywhere, anywhere

...quite sometime to reach...

though it still took...

the A gates are freaking long to walk you need to talk a skytrain to the end!, the B gates though, are humanely nearer

mind the sawdust yet, thou...

here is the crossroad lounge area, with lots of wi-fi in the air, cable TV and many places to blow your money.

it seems that the skylight is everywhere!

everybody have your passports stamped?

more gold fish blowers after the departures

when open the central crossroad here will house 40 F&B & 20 service outlets, all lined throughout the area

our good ol' ICA in proud glory!

(please remove cover) the passport scanning machines wants out!

here we have the same ICA biometric passport scanner gantries for passport and access card holders.

and lots of them!

we see draped sheets!

finally time to enter the restricted areas!

departure UFO - whos your daddy?

littered along the terminal are large multi-coloured, multi-lingual sign boards

hey it's everybody's part for the environment right?

not to mention how many Tasmanian Tigers & Dodos we can bring back on top of lowering the sea level with the power we save o

here we are told more on appreciating the skylight system again

which is 7 floor high and 300m long!

theres even a prominent bulk luggage exit point as well.

noticeably is a long green wall lining the whole length of the terminal walls

you can help your friends spot their luggage as they come around the carousel now!

like this cool baggage collection area for example!

ok enough done with the scale model, lets get on with the 1:1 scale...

and we still have not checked in yet!

not to mention 7 floors in height and almost 63 football fields in area!

theres 11 check in rows in total

here we are the twilight departure wrap gate, but...

weg ot caught up with a brief of the scaled model of T3 floorplan showing the key terminal location and facilities

off the the departures we go!

boarding passes check!

the place is rather well lit by the sun in the day

got light?

another overview of the 2nd level entrance area

we are first to check in!

this system automatically adjusts the ceiling reflectos so the optimum light levels can be directed in given cloud and sun posit

here are some of the few "goldfish" centralised air-conditioning towers, minimising the need for inefficient air-con d

thanks to a computerised automatic reflector skylight system