Preserving the “Santa Barbara airport experience” was official policy for the small Santa Barbara Municipal Airport when building the new 72,000 foot terminal building.
The new terminal was designed to look old and in line with the predominant Spanish Colonial Revival architecture of the city. The design incorporates established style features—white stucco walls and red tile roofs with accents in wrought iron, decorative tile, stenciled wood beams and traditional steel windows.
Where Hope's Windows steps in
Hope’s Windows' Jamestown175 Series steel windows were used throughout the airport concourse and gate areas. Hope’s also custom-built an arched entrance to terminal—a feature that is repeated at the rear airfield-facing side of the building and on the interior upper floor restaurant and departure lounge area. These windows allow for views of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Ynez Mountains and the Goleta Slough State Marine Park nature reserve.
In addition to the architectural aesthetic, the “Santa Barbara Airport experience” also means preserving open-air features like natural light, ample ventilation, lush landscaping and scenic views that help achieve a connection between indoors and out. A ground-floor observation deck, surrounded by Hope’s custom steel wind screens, was added to provide a place for the public to take in the scenery and watch airplanes arrive.
Hope’s provided several specialized products including custom fire-rated steel windows and doors, sliding baggage doors, 5000 Series automatic sliding entrance doors and wind screen windows.
Environmental sustainability was a focus for the design. Hope’s 100% recycled steel profiles contributed credits toward LEED Gold certification through the U.S. Green Building Council.
The architect on the project was HNTB Architecture, Inc.