ArchitectureAu: Montreal Commons
- Published: ArchitectureAu Editorial
- Date: 14th December, 2020
- Link: https://architectureau.com/articles/carbon-neutral-apartment-building-to-be-built-in-fremantle
“One of the first carbon-neutral apartment buildings in Australia will be built in a former light-industrial area in Fremantle, WA, having received planning approval.
Designed by Hillam Architects, the four- to five-storey mixed-use apartment building, named Montreal Commons, is the first building to be approved for Development WA’s Knutsford East Village.
Housing 39 apartments and a ground-floor café, the development will include 75 kW of developer-funded solar photovoltaic on the roof. It will trial a unique power trading model where the strata company owns the solar infrastructure and generates passive income to offset owner levies by up to 50 percent.
Hillam Architects says in a design statement that the building will reflect and reinterpret the rich, light-industrial heritage of the Knutsford precinct, abstracting the surrounding sawtooth roofs within the serrated edges and angles of the façade…”
