A Southwest first, the Wings garage is a $32M pre-cast concrete, seven-level structure encompassing 633,670 SF and capacity for more than 1,949 cars. Southwest’s corporate culture has long embraced the egalitarian appeal of surface parking, where executives and rank-and-file employees park in the same lot. However, Southwest’s exponential growth in recent years prompted a need for denser parking arrangements to support future expansion.
The requirement for a garage within the Wings complex came well after the ground breaking for the office building and flight training center. The design team was able to position a garage with the desired capacity on available land behind the office building and flight training center, away from the existing rail line. Horizontal expansion can also be accommodated in future phases as well.