Amara

In Sydney’s industrial south, Studio Johnston used a series of defensive architectural strategies to tame a tough urban site and deliver maximum amenity and greenspace for residents, while forging new urban connections. Recently completed in Sydney’s south, Amara apartments by Studio Johnston occupy an exposed site along Botany Road, forcing the architects to dig deep and turn challenges into opportunity. Martin Mischkulnig The scheme won a design excellence competition in 2016 for considering not just the building footprint, but a high quality private and public domain. Along with increased urban connectivity, came meaningful open green space and home-like amenities for all apartments, including abundant natural light an... More