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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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

Interiors Category: 2nd Place - Carolina Country Club renovation, The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry... Read More

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

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

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

The development team also included Cooper Carry Architects, Focus Design Interiors and general contractor Reeves Young. Gables Residential serves as property manager. The seven-story building consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans ranging between 664 and 1,488 square feet, as well as 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Apartments feature walk-in closets, washers, dryers and private balconies in select layouts.... Read More

The already-approved plan features up to 320 apartment units, 20,000 square feet of public green space, 320,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of retail space, a 174-room hotel and 1,400 parking spots.... Read More

From Atlanta to Detroit, Mexico City to Southern California and beyond, these 10 architects are redefining justice in the built environment across North America with conversations that go beyond questioning the status quo. ... Read More

As an associate principal at Cooper Carry, Ward is an expert on complex light-frame wood construction, specifically in mid-rise, mixed-use development. She has been a large part of the development process for several projects spanning the Southeast, amounting to nearly three million square feet of building area completed or under construction.... Read More