Oppenheim Architecture is honored to have been named the recipient of the prestigious 2018 National Design Award for Interior Design by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. These awards celebrate the wide-ranging impact of design in the public sector and will be celebrated at a gala dinner and ceremony on Thursday 18 October in New York. Its criteria are based on excellence, innovation, and enhancement of the quality of life. “We are grateful to be the recipient of this year’s award […]
07 May 2018 By: Janine Stankus “Oppenheim Architecture created a sprawling clubhouse for a Greg Norman–designed golf course in Jordan that elicits the spirit of an ancient Arabian port city. Situated in the desert foothills, a lush mountain range that circles the sapphire gulf of the Red Sea, the Ayla Golf Academy and Clubhouse rises as an to homage the ancient city of Aqaba, Jordan, which has been inhabited since 4,000 B.C.“ Read the full article in Surface Magazine Photo […]
03 May 2018 Oppenheim Architecture completes concrete GLF Headquarters along Miami riverwalk, By: Bridget Cogley “Miami-based Oppenheim Architecture and Design has built offices in the city for an Italian construction company, with rectangular concrete volumes offset from one other and covered balconies extending from the units. Spanning 20,000 square feet (6,100 square metres), the new GLF Headquarters was designed by the local firm for a site along the Miami River. Comprising four storeys, the office building is lifted off the […]
03 May 2018 Located in Muttenz, Switzerland, Kirchplatz Office + Residence (2012) by Oppenheim Architecture + Design | The Hardt, By: Asher Hardt “Located in Muttenz, Switzerland, Kirchplatz Office + Residence (2012) by my dear friend Chad Oppenheim of Oppenheim Architecture + Design. The design of this adaptive re-use project was born initially out of a design competition initiated by the City of Muttenz/Basel. The design was based on the renovation of a historic farmhouse situated within the historic central core […]
21 April 2018 This industrial headquarters by Oppenheim Architecture sits on the banks of the Miami River, By: Rob Reuland “Oppenheim Architecture designed this office complex comprised of overlapping concrete boxes along the banks of the Miami River. . . . The design team at Oppenheim Architecture claims they were inspired by the simple geometry of shipping containers, which are not an uncommon sight along the river. While there have been many buildings made out of shipping containers, there are few […]
The Emiliano Hotel in Rio, designed by Oppenheim Architecture and Studio Arthur Casas, is the cover feature of the April 2018 issue of Architectural Record. “When Brazilian hotelier Gustavo Filgueiras, CEO of São Paulo’s luxurious Emiliano hotel, and his family-owned company secured the opportunity to build on one of the last vacant lots along Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana, they knew the property came with a responsibility to uphold the illustrious design pedigree of the beachfront (or orla in colloquial […]
21 March 2018 This Modern Hotel in Brazil Has an Unusual Window Treatment, By: Vy Tran “If you’re traveling to Rio de Janeiro, chances are you’ve already carved out some beach time into the itinerary. With Rio’s lush landscape, it’s impossible to grow tired of the beach-side views even after you’ve spent morning, afternoon and night down at the Copacabana Beach. At the Emiliano Hotel, you don’t have to give up those views once you check in. Designed by Chad […]
26 January 2018 By: Paola Testoni “The Hotel Emiliano arrives in Rio de Janeiro and, like that of São Paulo in Brazil, bears the signature of Studio Arthur Casas with the cooperation of the American architect Chad Oppenheim[, Founder and Principal of Oppenheim Architecture,] for what concerns the preliminary structure of the project. The contemporary architecture of the building, located in front of the Copacabana beach, favors natural light, but above all enhances the view to connect its guests to the wonderful city. To accentuate this link with […]
23 January 2018 By: Kim Megson “Architects Chad Oppenheim[, Founder and Principal of Oppenheim Architecture,] and Arthur Casas have collaborated to create a dynamic hotel nestled between dilapidated 1950s apartment buildings on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. The Emiliano Rio has a distinctive façade of sculptural weatherproof panels which can be opened and closed from the bedroom balconies, resulting in a constantly shifting elevation. ‘Through these simple yet powerful spatial manipulations, the hotel optimises its beneficial attributes while subverting its […]
21 January 2018 By: Eleanor Gibson “Oppenheim Architecture and Studio Arthur Casas have designed this hotel in Rio de Janeiro so that guests can overlook the city’s famous Copacabana Beach while bathing in a rooftop swimming pool. Oppenheim Architecture and Studio Arthur Casas’ aim for the Emiliano Hotel was to create a “calm oasis of luxury within the vibrant energy” of the surrounding Copacabana neighbourhood and the lively promenade it fronts, which is home to copious restaurants, bars and nightclubs. To make the most of beach […]