Bottleworks

New Orleans, Louisiana

CLIENT Plethos Developments, LLC

PROJECT SIZE 246,000 square feet

DATE OF COMPLETION In Progress

This project is an adaptive reuse of the historic 1940s Coca Cola bottling facility in New Orleans into a mixed-use development supporting 215 workforce housing apartments and 60,000 SF of co-working and creative office space.

The site is composed of two large structures connected by an infill canopy. Deep floor plates originally used for industrial use presented the main challenge for introducing access to natural light and ventilation. The design team responded by organizing the planning of apartments around a series of open-air courts carved from the existing structures. Filled with tropical plantings, grill areas, pools and patios, these courts will provide a unique set of amenities for residents, breathing life into an underutilized historic structure.