Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) executives and staff and members of the design and construction team this week broke ground on the new 150,000 square foot Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) .
The MSC South is an extension of the West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal and will use an innovative offsite construction and relocation technique with nine segments constructed a mile and a half away from the project’s site and then carefully delivered and assembled in place.
“MSC South is original in both the way it is being constructed and in its overall design, which celebrates our transformation while paying tribute to the architectural legacy of our airport,” said Justin Erbacci, LAWA CEO.
The finished MSC South will incorporate as exterior brise soleil system – a solar shading feature on the concourse’s façade that frames sightlines of the surrounding L.A. landscape. MSC South’s brise soleil system will also enable passive cooling and energy conservation. The airport has set a goal to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver accreditation.
