MONARTO SAFARI PARK VISITOR CENTRE

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LOCATION
Monarto, SA
CLIENT
Zoos SA c/o Intro Architecture
DESCRIPTION
New visitor centre
PROJECT PERIOD
2018–2023
PROJECT VALUE
$16.8M

MLEI undertook the structural and civil engineering for the new Monarto Safari Park Zoo visitor centre. The new visitors centre replaced the existing facility and was located in a completely new location off Monarto Road to the north of the Zoo site.

The design included:

  • Visitors centre complete with entry, ticketing, staff office, shop, café, restaurant, stores, and lookout
  • 1,500 carpark including buses, motorhomes
  • Drop off, service yards
  • External amphitheatre with play equipment
  • Drainage basin
  • Extensive landscaping.

The visitors centre had a unique shape and used a variety of construction materials including rammed earth walls, blockwork, lightweight facades using Corten steel.