As for what makes a successful repurposing, it is not just about adding a mix of uses, said Alex Lopatynsky, Cooper Carry principal and managing director. “It’s about taking places that used to be inward-focused and opening them back up to the community, creating a town center,” Lopatynsky said. “There are a lot of levers you can pull."... Read More
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Hugh Acheson’s New Restaurant & Bar | Atlanta Journal Constitution | Dec 2021
Design elements include a steel archway entrance in the hotel’s lobby, a textured stone and bronze bar, reclaimed wood beams, and stretched buffalo accents. The indoor dining space also features wraparound floor-to-ceiling windows and green-glazed tiles, while the outdoor terrace has a firepit with a glass mosaic mural ... The restaurant and bar interior design was done by the Atlanta-based Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry.... Read More
Fresh Glimpses Emerge for Centennial Yards’ First High Rises | Urbanize Atlanta | Dec 2021
The 232 apartments constituting Centennial Yards South’s second phase (the G parcels on the above map) are scheduled to break ground in May and deliver in June 2024. That facet, as codeveloped with Stream Realty Partners and designed by Cooper Carry, will include 5,100 square feet of retail, according to the latest plans. Twenty percent of apartments would be reserved as affordable housing, per the development team.... Read More
231-Unit Development Planned At Courthouse Wendy’s Site Inches Forward | UrbanTurf | Nov 2021
Greystar is aiming to develop a 16-story building with 231 apartments above 4,000 square feet of retail at 2025 Clarendon Boulevard (map). The development will also include 74 parking spaces, on-site affordable units, and a nearly 1,500 square-foot public plaza where Clarendon Boulevard intersects with Wilson Boulevard and N. Courthouse Road. Cooper Carry is the development architect and Land Design is the landscape architect.... Read More
2021 Structures Awards | South Florida Business Journal | Nov 2021
Winner, Best Office Project: The Main Las Olas, designed by Cooper Carry... Read More
New Apartments Leasing at Carlyle Crossing | The Washington Post | Nov 2021
The 1.7 million-square-foot development will include more than 210,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, along with a private three-acre elevated terrace that will connect the three apartment buildings in the community ... Community amenities for Reese and Dylan include more than 23,000 square feet of outdoor features ... Designed by the architects at Cooper Carry, Reese has 161 apartments, including studio and one- and two-bedroom units, some with a den."... Read More
Architects Lined Up to Build Riverview Square Entertainment District Next to F&M Bank Arena | Clarksville Now | Nov 2021
Nashville-based BNA Associates has announced that Cooper Carry has been named architect and designer for the project. The firm’s The Johnson Studio will master plan the entire site, as well as handle architecture and interior design for the hotel renovation, entertainment district and parking garage, according to a news release Friday from Oliver Hospitality in Nashville.... Read More
2021 Gold Key Awards Winners | Nov 2021
For Best Restaurant - Casual Dining: Ambar El Paso, Texas Design and Architecture Firm: The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, Atlanta Client: Franklin Mountain Management, El Paso | Purchasing Firm: Hersha Purchasing & Design, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania... Read More
Peach State STEM Standouts | School Construction News | Nov 2021
"Metro Atlanta's learning landscape just received a major tech transfusion with the debut of two cutting edge academies emphasizing college and career readiness. Video game design centers, virtual reality rooms and outdoor makerspace courtyards are just some of the stellar spaces students are embracing for the first time ... Both schools were designed by Cooper Carry and feature a STEM-based curriculum with career pathways in Information Technology, Engineering and Health Sciences ..."... Read More
Hugh Acheson Signs on for Food and Beverage Concepts at New Atlanta Hotel | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Nov 2021
“Top Chef” judge and restaurateur Hugh Acheson and lauded baker Chris Wilkins will bring steakhouse Mount Royal and lounge Spaceman to the Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta hotel, set to open in December at 3301 Lenox Square Pkwy ... The restaurant and bar interior design was done by the Atlanta-based Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry.... Read More
Emerging Design Trends for the Post-Pandemic Hospitality Sector | Hotel Executive | Nov 2021
"In this article, the Cooper Carry Hospitality team talks about being at the forefront of design trends, listening to clients' experiences and challenges to provide solutions that benefit hoteliers and guests. The three trends that are gaining traction in the industry are employee-dedicated areas, authentic place-making, and wellness and sustainability."... Read More
ENR MidAtlantic Announces 2022 Top Young Professionals | ENR | Nov 2021
The 2022 class of ENR MidAtlantic’s Top Young Professionals represents the best and brightest emerging design and construction leaders from across the region, which includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. The awards program honors individuals who have built extraordinary industry portfolios in just a few short years. In addition, many donate significant amounts of time and expertise to serve their communities. This year's list includes Brent Amos, Principal, Cooper Carry.... Read More
More Companies Tightening Remote-Work Eligibility | Globe St. | Nov 2021
"Alex Lopatynsky, principal and managing director of design firm Cooper Carry’s New York office tells GlobeSt that her firm feels strongly that a hybrid workplace is the way to go because it allows people the flexibility and autonomy that they were able to experience over the pandemic."... Read More
Expansive Refresh of Marcel Breuer’s Atlanta Central Library | ArchPaper | Nov 2021
Prior to renovation work, the library was also cumbersome to navigate and many of Breuer’s signature design elements, including a grand sculptural staircase, were underutilized and “hidden in plain sight,” as the firm put it. To remedy this, a central service elevator was relocated, a move that further opened up the core of the building for improved patron circulation and enhanced natural light through the circular skylights of the building’s soaring new central atrium. As for Breuer’s staircase, it was restored and is now joined by a grand stairwell that more seamlessly connects to the library’s main entrance.... Read More
Cooper Carry Reveals Expansive Refresh of Marcel Breuer’s Atlanta Central Library | Surface | Nov 2021
After an uproar from preservationists scuttled plans to demolish modernist architect and furniture designer Marcel Breuer’s brutalist Atlanta Central Library, a revised plan to modernize the existing structure was put in place. Now, local firm Cooper Carry’s thoughtful revision of the 272,000-square-foot concrete monolith has reopened to the public.... Read More