Kyle Reis, president and CEO of Atlanta-based Cooper Carry, says that the large volume is due in part to the disruption caused from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when firms like his had to pause or delay its hospitality, office and restaurant design opportunities.... Read More
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Designing a Great Workplace for Hotel Employees | Hotel Executive | Mar 2022
While great hotels have long prioritized the guest experience, our team is also focused on how to prioritize the staff's experience because we know great design can be a game-changer for talent recruitment and retention.... Read More
Transwestern’s New Space Attacts Employees Back to the Office | WorkDesign | Mar 2022
The design team was challenged to identify creative solutions to reconfigure the former event space into a collaborative workspace. Leveraging the unique angles of the building’s floorplate, Cooper Carry created a round circulation floor plan around a central spine that delivered unexpected site lines through transparent glass walls. ... Read More
Best Hotels in Atlanta | Jezebel | Mar 2022
Two of the top ten -- Hotel Avalon and the Hyatt Centric Buckhead -- designed by Cooper Carry's Hospitality Studio. ... Read More
Charlotte Skyline to Change With 31-story, $600 million Tower in South End | Charlotte Observer | Feb 2022
It will include 560,000 square feet of office space, 10,000 square feet of retail space, a 200-room boutique hotel and more than 100 residential units .... Read More
Kyle Reis Named to Atlanta 500 | Atlanta Magazine | Feb 2022
Reis led Cooper Carry’s Urban Design and Planning Studio until 2021, when he was elected as the firm’s president and CEO.... Read More
Attracting Employees Through Workplace Design | Work Design | Feb 2022
Gone are the days of ping-pong tables and nap pods as recruits and interview candidates seem no longer wowed by these “whimsical” workplace amenities.... Read More
As Life Sciences Booms, Atlanta Landlords Covert Offices to Labs | Atlanta Business Chronicle | Feb 2022
Lab facilities also need for strong electrical infrastructure and a reliable grid, said Brent Amos, a principal with architecture firm Cooper Carry’s science and technology division. The watts per square foot in a lab facility are more than double that in an office building, especially when the analytical work requires heavy equipment plugged into dedicated circuits. ... Read More
Cooper Carry-Designed SMART Building Fosters Exploration in Unmanned Machinery | Southern Maryland Chronicle | Jan 2022
Housing academic and innovation facilities under one roof, the SMART building is a cross between a traditional educational environment and an enterprising research institution that supports the development of high-tech autonomous machines capable of traveling by air, sea, or land. ... Read More
Beemok Hospitality Group Reveals Investment Plans for The Charleston Place | HospitalityNet | Jan 2022
A landmark in Charleston's historic district, The Charleston Place will officially transition from Charleston Place, a Belmond Hotel, to The Charleston Place, a locally owned and managed independent luxury hotel, on March 1, 2022 ... The Charleston Place has hired renowned architects and designers to lead the transformation, including Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR), a legendary luxury interior design firm with offices in Paris and Chicago, whose portfolio includes iconic hotels like the Four Seasons George V in Paris and the Waldorf Astoria in New York and Beverly Hills; Cooper Carry, an architecture firm headquartered in Atlanta whose notable projects include The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island and the Washington D.C. Marriott Marquis; the Charleston office of LS3P, a multi-disciplinary firm with expertise in historic preservation, having worked on local projects including The Spectator Hotel and The Vendue; and Rees Roberts + Partners, an interior and landscape design firm based in New...... Read More
At 1980s Pill Hill Complex, $65M Upgrades Credited in Leasing Successes | Urbanize Atlanta | Jan 2022
A renovation project described as one of metro Atlanta’s priciest medical office upgrades to date appears to be paying dividends. Echoing recent stability in major office markets across the U.S., four new deals were recently reached at a revived, three-building medical office campus called The Commons at Lake Hearn in Sandy Springs ... Pavilion Partners, the owner, has said the goal of the $65-million, Cooper Carry-designed renovation is to attract top-flight medical providers from around the Southeast. ... Read More
Navigating Sustainability in Design | GB&D | Jan 2022
At Cooper Carry we are weaving building performance and human health objectives into our design process. Our team is developing an internal resource system centered around environmentally conscious design strategies for our architects and designers to reference. This central resource system is stacked with the latest technology and tools so designers can self-educate and become masters in sustainable design.... Read More
The Eldred Preserve Completes A Reimagining | Lodging | Dec 2021
Sullivan County has a contemporary hospitality experience with The Eldred Preserve, a 600-acre resort designed by Cooper Carry. Located in Eldred in the Town of Highland two hours north of New York City, the new destination is a thoughtful reimagining of three legacy brands set amid the natural Catskills landscape.... Read More
Cigar Club at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis Dazzles With Roaring ’20s Style | Ladue News | Dec 2021
It’s the product of a nearly two-year renovation headed by The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, a design firm based in Atlanta. It was well worth the wait. In September, the studio won the 2021 Hospitality Design Award for Bar Club + Lounge Design, making The Cigar Club the most recent success story in a long line of projects between the hotel and the firm.... Read More
Being Yourself is Not Always Easy | Architect | Dec 2021
The Atlanta-based associate at Cooper Carry shares his experiences and advice for building relationships while being your true self in architecture.... Read More