Flusso e Profitto
Efficiency at Linate Airport
S.T. Vuijst (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
O. Caso – Mentor
J.M. van Zalingen – Mentor
M. Finagina – Mentor
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Abstract
This research addresses the city-airport paradox by examining the spatial friction between passenger velocity (Flusso) and non-aviation revenue generation (Profitto) at Milan Linate Airport. Utilizing a Research by Design methodology, the study rejects the conventional "forced-retail" model in favor of a horizontal, single-level terminal typology featuring an integrated Retail Bypass and exclusive contact gates. By deploying a scalar system of Milanese-inspired courtyards, the architectural framework strategically isolates distinct traveler streams: hurried business travelers bypass retail zones on an upper horizontal track with direct sightlines to gates, while leisure passengers are vertically channeled into commercial voids. Constructed via a modular steel and cross-laminated timber (CLT) framework, this "Living Infrastructure" minimizes cognitive friction and operational delays while adaptively accommodating future zero-emission, hydrogen fleets.