Queenstown International Airport by CCM Architects

ArchiPro Project Summary - Queenstown International Airport: A gateway to New Zealand's stunning landscapes, featuring a terminal designed for panoramic views and future expansion, harmoniously integrating with the natural beauty of Lake Wakatipu and the surrounding mountain ranges.

Title:: Queenstown International Airport
Architect:: CCM Architects
Category:: Community/; Public and Cultural

For thousands of tourists, Queenstown airport is the gateway to New Zealand’s preeminent tourist destination, and one of the most inspiring landscapes in the world. People come to the area for the natural beauty, the famous adventure experiences, and well established tourism destinations and events. This project focused on creating a threshold to the area which enhances the visitor experience.

Set in a valley beside Lake Wakatipu, the terminal affords 360 degree panoramic views incorporating the Remarkables mountain range and Coronet Peak. it was important that the building sat comfortably in the context and against the industrial scale of the adjacent airport infrastructure.

The airport buildings are conceived as a crisp clear counterpoint to the majesty of the surrounding landscape. The palette of external materials included expressed steel, sheet metal and schist to reflect the local vernacular and reinforce a sense of place. Generous air-side glazing offers views of the runway with the dramatic backdrop of the mountain ranges behind. Planning of the airport anticipated future expansion, which CCM is currently undertaking.

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CCM Architects. CCM Architects is an award winning New Zealand design practice, driven by a commitment to creating architecture which contributes positively to the built environment and to the people it serves. We pursue value and quality in architecture; driven by the belief that our lives are directly influenced by our surroundings. It is not only the buildings we inhabit, but the spaces between the buildings, and their relationship to the natural environment that impact our wellbeing and our quality of life.Established as Craig Craig Moller in 1969, CCM Architects have gained a reputation for successfully delivering complex projects whilst maintaining a design focus and placing importance on actively listening to the needs, wants and aspirations of our clients. We continue to work across a wide range of sectors and have developed particular expertise in healthcare, education, airport, heritage, masterplanning and community architecture.We continue to work across a wide range of sectors and have developed particular expertise in healthcare, education, airport, heritage, masterplanning and community architecture.Our Wellington based office is led by Directors John Rogers, Guy Cleverley and Adam Flowers.