Building Details - Architects of South Australia

Following the Ash Wednesday bushfires when the previous kiosk was lost in 1983, a redevelopment of the summit of Mount Lofty was proposed and the South Australian Government commissioned Raffen Maron Architects to design what was to be an iconic venue with views over the Adelaide plains. The building needed to be fire-resistant, something which was achieved with the use of sprinklers, roof water collection, and steel window shuttering. Working with Landscape Architect Bruce Oswald, the site was also revegetated. Opened in 1995, it won a RAIA SA Chapter commendation in 1997. In 2000 Maron designed additional Plaza Visitor Facilities for the complex.