Kangaroo Island Air Terminal, South Australia Building, Travel Hub Architecture Images
Kangaroo Island Air Terminal in South Australia
1 Jun 2022
Architecture: Ashley Halliday Architects
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Photos: Sam Noonan
Kangaroo Island Air Terminal, Australia
The Kangaroo Island Air Terminal is more than a state-of-the?art regional air transport hub, it is a unique world-class cultural venue. More than a landmark, image or icon, it is the product and instigator of dialogue ? interaction and exchange between people, with the terminal and its breathtaking natural setting. Its figure, originality and future is inspired from research, understanding and dialogue with KI?s inhabitants. Shared design principles underpin all design decisions at every scale and these include: Seclusion (Island); Connection to Unspoilt Nature; Personal Relationships; Authenticity; Peace & Restoration.
How does the design encourage this dialogue"

Seclusion (Island)

Kangaroo Island is first and foremost a land apart. Located off mainland South Australia KI is a secluded island, a place of extremes where powerful forces shape the remote coastline and nature balances precariously and beautifully in harmony at the edge of the Southern Ocean. It is a unique destination and the architectural response is appropriately un-conventional, distinctive and deeply connected to place.

The Architectural response is something ?different? – innovative, unexpected, facil...