REHABILITATION + ADAPTIVE REUSE
COOPER CARRY
Since 1960, Cooper Carry has strived to create spaces that connect people to place. Like our founder Jerry Cooper, we do this by being curious and asking questions to determine the best solutions for our clients and the communities they serve.
Cooper Carry’s leaders are advocates and authorities for their specialties, empowered by decades of expertise to make decisions that prioritize placemaking, civic space, and the greater good of communities, tenants, residents, and visitors.
More placemaking. More places.
Cooper Carry welcomes the talented team of 505Design! This acquisition expands Cooper Carry’s capabilities and design reach across the country. Cooper Carry and 505Design share a deep commitment to customer service and to infusing the design of places with connectivity, story and emotion, leading to a longterm return on investment for our clients.
Charlotte Boulder | DenverCOOPER CARRY’S MIXED-USE ECOSYSTEM MAKES US UNIQUELY QUALIFIED
Ecosystems bring many diverse contributors together to create something far beyond the capacity of one. They create and capture new and greater value. At Cooper Carry, we approach our work as a collaborative ecosystem. We have multiple studios and services that mix and match daily to provide each project the depth of expertise it needs to meet business objectives. Our breadth of experience goes far beyond broad building types. We offer a deeper level of expertise, engaging in more possibilities and offering more creative solutions. The mixed-use ecosystem allows us to help our clients create the platform on which tenants and target audiences can flourish.
HISTORIC REHABILITATION AND ADAPTIVE REUSE
The most sustainable building is the one that already exists – and that is just one of the many reasons our clients choose reuse. Historically significant buildings can connect people to place and past to present.
We believe that all buildings have a story to be revealed. This is why we celebrate their historic character and strive to ensure their continuing relevance and contribution to the community. Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse design requires sensitivity to a place’s cultural context as well as experience with the technical challenges that come with working in an existing building. Our architects and designers are thought leaders and specialists whose sole focus is the creation of exceptional spaces and places, whether our client is seeking historic preservationrelated financial incentives, complying with government guidelines, or adapting and rehabilitating a building for any reason.
The benefits of Adaptive Reuse are clear.
The history of the building provides a unique quality; increasingly, residents are looking for a place that speaks to them and the locality. Location
Many outdated buildings are located in prime urban centers.
With the structure of the building in place, a developer can get to market quicker.
Saving the outer core of a building is better for the environment.
Historic Buildings Incorporated into New Construction
LANCASTER MARRIOTT + COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
LANCASTER, PA
AWARDS
2014 ULI PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER, INAUGURAL WILLIARD G. “BILL” ROUSE III AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
2012 ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK INSTITUTE, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
2009 PROJECT OF THE YEAR, MID-ATLANTIC CONSTRUCTION’S BEST OF AWARDS
LANCASTER MARRIOTT + COUNTY CONVENTION CENTERThe Historic American Federation of Labor Building Incorporated into New Construction
MARRIOTT MARQUIS WASHINGTON, DC
AWARDS
2015 WASHINGTON BUILDING
CONGRESS, CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD (CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE)
2014 NAIOP MARYLAND/DC, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, BEST MIXED-USE PROJECT, WASHINGTON DC
2014 WASHINGTON BUILDING CONGRESS, CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARD (CAST-IN-PLACE) Designed
Renovation + Historic Preservation
AWARDS
2021 ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, EAGLE AWARD
2021 BDNY GOLD KEY AWARD
2020 AIA EL PASO JURY PRIZE
Office to Residential Conversion
Before THE FOUNDRY
ALEXANDRIA, VA
AWARDS
2021 ENR MIDATLANTIC BEST PROJECTS, AWARD OF MERIT IN RENOVATION / RESTORATION
2021 MULTI-HOUSING NEWS’ EXCELLENCE AWARDS, ADAPTIVE REUSE
2020 CREW DC AWARD FOR PROJECT EXCELLENCE
2020 NAIOP NORTH VIRGINIA AWARD FOR BEST BUILDING, ADAPTIVE RE-USE
Mall Repositioning
BALLSTON QUARTER
ARLINGTON, VA
AWARDS
2020 ASLA VA MERIT AWARD, GENERAL DESIGN
2020 ICSC NORTH AMERICA DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT, SILVER AND SUSTAINABLE GOLD AWARD, MIXED-USE RENOVATIONS
/ EXPANSIONS CATEGORY
2020 RETROFIT MAGAZINE’S METAMORPHOSIS
AWARDS, FIRST PLACE, MIXED-USE CATEGORY
2019 DESIGNARLINGTON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
2019 NAIOP BEST OF NORTHERN
VIRGINIA - BEST BUILDINGS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS NON-INSTITUTIONAL
Cooper Carry served as Architect of Record and collaborated with CRTKL, who also acted as Design Architect, on the re-design of the mall. CRTKL provided full Design Architect and Architect of Record services on the project’s residential tower.
BALLSTON QUARTER
CREATIVE
Office to High School Conversion
NORTH ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL
ATLANTA, GA
AWARDS
2015 ACEC GEORGIA, ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARD, GRAND PRIZE
2014 ACI OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2014 CEFPI GEORGIA CHAPTER, BEST IN RENOVATION DESIGN AWARD
2014 CMAA SOUTH ATLANTIC CHAPTER PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, FIRST PLACE NEW CONSTRUCTION, LESS THAN $100M
2014 ENR SOUTHEAST, BEST K-12 PROJECT AWARD
2014 ULI ATLANTA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
CERTIFICATION
LEED 2009 SCHOOLS V3, SILVER
Renovation of Historic Charles Allen Building and New Construction Before
MIDTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
ATLANTA, GA
AWARDS
2022 AGC BUILD GEORGIA
AWARD, FIRST PLACE
2022 AIA GEORGIA DESIGN & HONOR AWARD, BUILT CATEGORY
2022 ATLANTA URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
2022 THE GEORGIA TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PRESERVATION AWARDS, EXCELLENCE IN STEWARDSHIP
Office to Elementary School Conversion
BAILEY’S UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FALLS CHURCH, VA
AWARDS
2016 FAIRFAX COUNTY EXCEPTIONAL DESIGN AWARD
2015 IIDA MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER DESIGN AWARDS, AWARD OF HONOR
2014 NAIOP NORTHERN VIRGINIA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, BEST BUILDING REPOSITIONING/ADAPTIVE RE-USE
BAILEY’S
UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTHE BELL TOWER AT STANTON PARK
WASHINGTON, DC
AWARDS
2019 DC HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AWARD
2019 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
2019 MULTI-HOUSING NEWS, EXCELLENCE AWARD, ADAPTIVE REUSE, SILVER Historic
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION