Adelaide Airport is upgrading its existing infrastructure to cater for growing passenger frequency. Woods Bagot is leading the refurbishment of Adelaide Airport, with significant upgrades to the International and Domestic Terminal. New works are anticipated to streamline services, upgrade operations, and create a contemporary and contextual travel environment that reflects South Australia.   
  

The Passenger Experience Enhancement Projects (PEEPs) involve a series of impactful interventions across the International and Domestic terminal. Woods Bagot is designing new intuitive gate lounges, International Arrival upgrade, elevated VIP International lounge experience, family dining and play spaces. Airport upgrades also include a highly considered sensory space, conceived as a zone for calm and pause.   

 Adelaide Airport is the primary passenger airport servicing South Australia for domestic and international destinations. Upgrades are designed to improve passenger flow and spatial functionality whilst catering to a larger traveller demographic.  
  
Woods Bagot Director Rosina Di Maria says the refurbishment will create a welcoming and curated traveller experience with a contextual design that celebrates South Australian spirit.  
  
“Adelaide Airport is a living, breathing, animate place that will grow and evolve over time,” says Di Maria.  “At point of touchdown, the airport will embody the energy of South Australia: lively, diverse, and deeply rooted in cultural context.”  
  
Cultural narrative woven into the Terminal through a celebration of earth and sky. The textural and tonal palette references Witongga tarto (the reedbeds) – an ephemeral wetland stretching from Pathawilyangga to Yerta Bulti (river to the sea). Honouring the deep history of the airport site and significant for Aboriginal Kaurna people, the earth is represented in the robust and textural finishes, while the sky is depicted in fluid forms, reflective surfaces, and a sculptural use of light.