The Rothschild in Rosebery
The site represents one of the last locations in Rosebery to be taken up by recent development, following the residential uplift of the precinct. Its future character is therefore shaped by the role this project can play in relation to the neighbourhood.
The context of the site is characterised by the charismatic and aspirational 19th-century masonry Mentmore House development to the west, and the early 20th-century Australian Bag Company brick warehouse to the south, from which the project draws reference in form, detail, and materiality.
The project comprises two buildings, eight and nine storeys respectively, housing 176 apartments, one retail tenancy, two levels of basement parking, and carefully considered public and private communal spaces distributed throughout. Public art is integrated in the form of caryatids, enhancing the public domain. Beyond the two buildings, an open courtyard engages with the urban life of the street.
Spatially, the courtyard design is prioritised over the built form, positioned to maximise the effect of entry, movement, and experience while providing enclosure and refuge. There is a relationship between the quietness of the façade and the drama of the internal courtyard’s symmetry, around which the spaces are organised.
