Intent on creating a distinctive space, the design team dug into the country club’s history and discovered it was once neighbors with North Carolina’s lost Bloomsbury Park. The theme park, which featured a roller coaster, carousel and intricate trolley network, was open 1912-20. Feeling inspired, the designers remodeled the country club’s bar, lounge and dining room, aptly named The Bloomsbury, with design elements and themes that hearken back to the whimsy and vintage character of the theme park.... Read More
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Peachtree Street’s latest mixed-use tower ready for closeup | Urbanize Atlanta | Nov 2024
The 31-story Society Atlanta is the latest project in a national brand that developers say offers relative affordability in choice locations ... Perks of the building include a yoga lawn and pool deck positioned atop a parking garage, an app-based key entry system, and modern gym and fitness studios described by project officials as “massive". The Cooper Carry-designed building claimed a surface parking lot at the southeast corner of Peachtree and 6th streets.... Read More
Which Amenities Pay Off in Today’s Market? | Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business | Nov 2024
“We are currently working on a project in Nashville, which has a very long, narrow, unusable space that doesn’t get a great amount of sunlight,” says Ali Gagliardo, associate principal and director of interior design with Cooper Carry, an Atlanta-based architecture and design firm. “We decided to make it into an edgy, moody speakeasy that has a bowling alley. The client loved the idea, and we have yet to see this amenity in any other developments. We had a similar situation on another project with a basement space. We decided to design around that concept and make it feel like a rec room in your grandma’s house. Wild patterns, unique lighting, gaming and viewing rooms as well as a workshop were all included to bring that concept together.”... Read More
Inside the vintage Palm Beach aesthetic at new Florida hotel Palm House | Sleeper | Nov 2024
Palm Beach is set to welcome its first new hotel in four years with the opening of Palm House in November 2024. The property is the first US outpost from London-based L+R Hotels’ Iconic Luxury Hotels collection. Design by architects Cooper Carry, interior designers Muza Lab and art consultant Minda Dowling reimagines the signature pinks and greens of vintage Palm Beach to create spaces that pay homage to the enduring allure of the island, whilst also establishing new traditions for its next generation. Palm House’s lively, coral façade peeks out from behind coconut palms and lush greenery, while accents of carved, cypress arbors and pale-pink, limestone arches add warm detailing to the charming, three-storey building. ... Read More
Amelia Gene’s Is an Ode to Memphis’ Industrial Heritage | Hospitality Design | Oct 2024
Tasked with repurposing the city’s oldest operating foundry, the Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry worked in collaboration with Carlisle Restaurant Group to create an elevated dining concept centered around a dramatic focal point—a custom chandelier made of warm amber glass and dark textured stone that suspends in the main dining room. ... Read More
Renovations Raising Higher Education Campuses To Modern Standards | BD+C | Oct 2024
“One critical way to attract new students is to provide more amenities and student housing options,” says Suffolk’s Edwards. That includes offering temporary living quarters that serve the school’s recruitment and events agendas. Cooper Carry’s Hospitality studio has developed a niche for designing hotels located near or on university campuses. For example, the Forum Hotel at the University of Virginia, which opened in April 2023, is an active component of the university’s Darden School of Business, with classrooms that support UV’s executive MBA program. “University hospitality projects are typically viewed as extensions of existing learning experiences,” says Bob Neal, AIA, a Principal with Cooper Carry. ... Read More
1970s-era Office Building Reimagined for Expanded High School Program | Retrofit | Oct 2024
Rather than build a new school from the ground-up, the school enlisted design firm Cooper Carry to conduct a feasibility study to convert a decaying office building into a new high school facility. ... Read More
Luxury Developments Launching Across the Southeast | Mansion Global | Sep 2024
Just about 4 miles from Magic Kingdom Park and situated on 5 acres adjacent to Four Seasons Resort Orlando, the new Four Seasons Private Residences will include a mid-rise residential tower and a selection of boutique homes, all with spacious interiors and access to five-star amenities ... Built in French Moderne style, the boutique homes will be grouped into four buildings connected by breezeways. Each unit will include its own outdoor living space with a covered patio, pool and outdoor kitchen. ... Read More
New Waterfront Restaurant Opens This Week at Downtown Sarasota Luxury Hotel | Herald Tribune | Sep 2024
Rufa’s opening is being billed as part of The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota’s "continuous revitalization." - Note: The design and branding of Rufa was done by Cooper Carry and The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry... Read More
Billionaire Family Plans Nearly 3,000 Apartments Outside Ft. Lauderdale | BisNow | Sep 2024
Miramar-based Sunbeam Properties is proposing a 126-acre mixed-use development called Park Miramar roughly 20 miles southwest of Fort Lauderdale. It's planned to include 2,874 apartments, a 185-key hotel, 240K SF of retail and restaurant space, 128K SF of office space and 7,859 parking spaces ... The project’s architect is Boulder, Colorado-based 505Design , with Sunrise, Florida-based Sun-Tech Engineering providing local planning, according to site plans filed with the city commission.... Read More
Atlantic Park Marks Inflection Point | Surf Park Central | Aug 2024
The construction milestone was also a notable moment for the entire team working on the development, including the project’s lenders, Fulton Bank, Old Point National Bank, Dollar Bank and Towne Bank, as well as Live Nation, OVG360, Wavegarden, Beach Street, Venture Realty Group, H2O Investments, Bishard Homes, Hanbury Design, Cooper Carry, Gensler, WPL, Coffman Engineers, Kimley Horn, and the project’s most influential partner, Pharrell Williams.... Read More
2024 Metamorphosis Award Winners | Retrofit | Aug 2024
Interiors Category: 2nd Place - Carolina Country Club renovation, The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry... Read More
How Retail & Multifamily Work Together | ICSC | Aug 2024
Cooper Carry Retail Studio principal Daniel Sweeney said the firm often encourages multifamily developers to be more thoughtful about ground-floor spaces. The design team might huddle with brokers and leasing agents early in the planning process to better understand the needs of likely or specific users. “We’ve gone so far as to test-fit a restaurant to make sure that the allocated square footage can support that commercial kitchen and its required number of seats or chairs,” Sweeney said.... Read More
Four Seasons Adds Residences in Orlando | Hospitality Design | Jul 2024
Nearby, the nine boutique homes will be grouped in four buildings and connected by breezeways. Designed by architect Cooper Carry and built in the French Moderne architectural style, each residence will include its own outdoor living space complete with a covered patio, pool, and outdoor kitchen. Homeowners will also have access to the amenities in the residential tower.... Read More
IHMC’s ‘habitat for innovation’ grows with new $40M research complex in downtown Pensacola | Pensacola News-Journal | Jun 2024
The new $40 million multi-floor facility will serve as the IHMC’s Healthspan, Resilience and Performance research complex as well as an economic/intellectual beacon for the entire Northwest Florida region ... The new biomedically-based research complex [designed will have multiple floors, 44,000+ square feet and serve as an accelerator in the IHMC’s plans to help the community stay healthier. Research on things like de-aging, neurodegenerative diseases, musculoskeletal problems and chronic metabolic condition will be carried out.... Read More