McDonald's Sky Kitchen, Sydney Airport

McDonald's Sky Kitchen, Sydney International Airport, QSR, Landini Associates

"The most Instagrammed place at Sydney Airport. People have started arriving early for their flights just to see it."

General Manager of Retail, Sydney Airport, Glyn Williams

"A truly stunning restaurant. A great reflection on what you can achieve when you have first class partners such as Landini Associates. Congratulations to all."

Josh Bannister, Senior Development Director at McDonald’s Australia Limited

"35 of the most beautiful restaurants in Australia worth visiting for their design."

Vogue Australia

"How Sydney Airport’s McDonald’s Kitchen in the Sky broke the Internet. The winning numbers: 190K impressions, 11,500 likes and 86 comments."

Frame Magazine

"McDonald's recently unveiled its new store at the T1 terminal, where the star attraction is a see-through kitchen 'floating above the departing passengers, and announcing itself from afar."

Daily Mail UK

McDonald's Sky Kitchen, Sydney

Floating above the departing passengers, and announcing itself from afar, is a glowing yellow glass box; a new McDonald’s at Sydney Airport’s Terminal 1, designed by Landini Associates in collaboration with McDonald’s Australia.

The brief was simple: create an iconic, memorable customer experience, like nothing seen before.

For Landini, this meant doing something innovative, an example of how McDonald’s continues to push boundaries in design.

Placing the kitchen above the counter, whilst visually stimulating, was structurally complex. Ensuring it could deliver its wares to the customers below, efficiently, quickly, and without causing chaos, was an even steeper challenge.

To answer this, Landini combined kiosk ordering technology and a “transporter” delivery system.

McDonald’s is continually looking to grow and evolve a customer dining experience that is both modern and relevant.

The electronic ordering system, the kitchen, and the vertical transportation of this project combine to make a unique spectacle.