Designed by MJA Studio, The Bottleyard Apartments is a 125 dual-aspect apartment development on a site with significant history. The proposal approaches the site as if it was an entire city block and creates a network of sightlines, paths, and gardens around which a series of complimentary buildings sit. These complimentary buildings vary in setbacks, heights, forms and roof profiles and have a finer-grained materiality at ground level.
photograph by Dion Robeson
A series of landscape ‘jewels’ act as wayfinding markers and occasional seating with integrated bottle glass lighting in reference to the site’s history as a bottle plant.
photograph by Dion Robeson
The Bottleyard Apartments met the criteria required for significant height and plot ratio discretion by receiving ‘Design Excellence.’ The project has been designed to emit 50% less carbon over its lifetime than a comparable benchmark building. The Bottleyard was the recipient of the Judge’s award at the UDIA WA Awards For Excellence 2017.
photograph by Dion Robeson
Project Info:
Architect: MJA Studio
Location: Perth, Australia
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Dion Robeson
Project Name: Bottleyard Apartments
Isabelle Laurent is a Built Projects Editor at Arch2O, recognized for her editorial insight and passion for contemporary architecture. She holds a Master’s in Architectural Theory from École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville. Before joining Arch2O in 2016, she worked in a Paris-based architectural office and taught as a faculty adjunct at the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. Isabelle focuses on curating projects around sustainability, adaptive reuse, and urban resilience. With a background in design and communication, she brings clarity to complex ideas and plays a key role in shaping Arch2O’s editorial