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Arch and
Godfrey completed the Owen Roberts International Airport Terminal
in 1984. The project was completed in a period of 16 months. The
completion of the main contract work was four months ahead of the
contract completion date. The main contract was with the Cayman
Islands Government; however, Arch and Godfrey had other contracts
on the site including three with the airlines- Cayman Airways, Air
Jamaica, and Republic. The other was with David Mitchell for the
construction of a family-type restaurant and cocktail bar.
The Owen Roberts International Airport is the
only airport on Grand Cayman and it is one of the most modern in
the Caribbean. The Airport Terminal is approximately 100,000 square
feet. There are spacious arrival and departure concourses, immigration
and security offices, a VIP lounge, restaurant and cocktail bar,
an exchange bank and duty free shops.
Consultants Chalmers, Gibbs, Martin, and
Joseph designed the Airport. The two large A-frames are its predominant
features. It is a steel-framed structure with concrete floor, block
walls, and concrete tiled roofs. The exterior is enhanced by cedar
wood and local coral stone. |
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