: : Learmonth International Airport

Location - Exmouth, Western Australia
Status - Completed 1999
Value - $5.5 million
Key Personnel - Libby Guj, Paul Jones, Paul Griffin
Client - Shire of Exmouth
Awards – RAIA Award Public Institutional Category 2000, BHP Colorbond Steel Award 2000, George Temple Poole Award 2000

Learmonth Airport services the Exmouth region and the world renowned Ningaloo Reef and was designed for the Shire of Exmouth and the Gascoyne Development Commission.

The Airport building has been designed to create an emotive and exciting gateway to the region for overseas visitors and local tourists alike. Set in the red landscape of the Cape Range Area between the Ningaloo Reef and the Exmouth Gulf the airport has been designed as a colourful intrusion into the landscape.

The main halls of the airport, located on either side of a central service spine have been designed to be reminiscent of the wonderful cavernous volumes of the whale shark with the external louvres reminiscent of gills. The colours, inspired by the myriads of colourful fish of the Ningaloo Reef range from yellows, oranges and reds through to vibrant blues and greens. The furniture and coloured glass canopies are inspired by the reef’s creatures including star fish, nudibranchs and jelly fish.

The whole experience of being in the Airport has been designed to be a reminder of being underwater and in the reef environment. Tourists worldwide remember the beauty of natural environments and the wonder of unique, exciting buildings. The Airport provides a vivid built memory of Exmouth and the region which will be remembered hand in hand with the incredible beauty of the environment.

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