Southern Ocean Lodge
Sydney-based owner Baillie Lodges, operator of high-end boutique resorts, hired Adelaide architect and Kangaroo Island native Max Pritchard to design a 21-room hotel that gives a luxurious twist to sustainable design.
Architects: Max Pritchard Architect
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Photographs: Sam Noonan, George Apostolidis
From the architects:
The architecture has a close relationship with the dramatic site. The Main Lodge is tucked back into forty metre high cliffs, with large sweeping window walls capturing the expansive views of the wild Southern Ocean and pristine bush. A strong sculptural element is the two hundred metre long wall of Kangaroo Island Limestone weaving from a covered entrance, through the largely untouched bush and into the Main Lodge……
