Kaurna
South Australia
The Adelaide Airport Passenger Experience Enhancement Projects (PEEPs) responds to evolving airport needs, improving capacity, comfort and accessibility, while respecting the existing fabric. The conceptual framework elevates existing infrastructure through purposeful, human-centred interventions that embed the spirit of South Australia. Guided by values of inclusion, accessibility and wellbeing, the five projects—Gate Lounges, International Arrivals, Children’s Playspace, Sensory Room and VIP Suites—prioritise the passenger experience within a cohesive interior vision. The philosophy adopts a user-led approach that balances operational performance with warmth and clarity, articulating a future-focused vision for aviation interiors. Referencing land and sky, the concept integrates Kaurna notions of Deep Time, acknowledges the site’s wetland history through spatial planning, materiality and detail, grounding the interiors in place, culture and identity. Addressing a diversity of traveller profiles, the project delivers measurable outcomes for comfort and functionality, creating moments of interest, respite and joy within a traditionally high-stress and high-traffic environment.
The Passenger Experience Enhancement Projects have elevated how our customers experience our space. The design puts people first and has given us flexible, welcoming spaces that make travel easier for everyone; dedicated family areas, a calm sensory room, and modern gate lounges. These upgrades aren’t just nicer to look at, they improve how people move through our terminal and prepare for their journey. Adelaide Airport’s vision is to be everyone’s favourite airport, and by creating the backdrop for the first hello and the last goodbye in a warm, welcoming space, Woods Bagot have helped us bring that vision to life.
Rosina Di Maria, Principal In Charge
Hayley Packer, Lead Interior Designer
Rhianna Grime, Interior Designer
Thomas Masullo, Project Architect
Bestec, Services Consultant
Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec, Structural Engineer
TCL, Landscape Consultant
Studio Pinata, Graphic Designer
Build Surv, Access Consultant
Karl Telfer, First Nations Consultant
Katnich Dodd, Building Surveyor
Rider Levett Bucknall, Cost Consultant
RM2, Architectural joiner
Derlot, Furniture consultant