Oppenheim Architecture Explained

Oppenheim Architecture
Type:	Private company
Founder:	Chad Oppenheim
Industry:	Architecture
Services:	Architecture, interior design, planning
Foundation:	1999

Oppenheim Architecture is an architecture, planning, and interior practice based in Miami, New York, and Basel founded in 1999 by Chad Oppenheim.^[1] The firm has received multiple distinctions, including over 45 AIA Awards. Projects range between hospitality, commercial mixed-use, retail, and residential buildings in over 25 countries. The firm is notable for designing L.A. Villa, film director Michael Bay's residence.^[2] In 2018, the practice received the National Design Award for Interior Design by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

History

Oppenheim Architecture was established in 1999 by Chad Oppenheim. Oppenheim earned his B.Arch from Cornell University in 1994.^[3] Upon graduating, he worked at the Miami-based architecture and design firm Arquitectonica until 1999, when he departed to establish his own practice.^[4] Together with Beat Huesler, Chad Oppenheim opened the Basel office in 2009.^[5] Oppenheim Architecture New York opened in 2015.^[6]

Selected projects

• 2021 Escondido, Malibu^[7]
• 2020 Star Metals Residences, Atlanta^[8]
• 2018 Ayla Golf Clubhouse, Aqaba, Jordan^[9]
• 2018 Emiliano Hotel, Rio de Janeiro^[10]
• 2017 GLF Headquarters, Miami^[11]
• 2016 Villa Allegra, Miami
  • Chad Oppenheim's private residences
• 2015 Net Metropolis, Manila
  • First certified green building in the Philippines^[12]
• 2015 AIA Miami Silver Award for Design^[13]
• 2014 L.A.Villa, Los Angeles^[14]
  • Michael Bay's private residences
• 2013 House on a Dune, Bahamas^[15]
• 2012 La Muna, Red Mountain, Aspen, Colorado
• 2012 Kirchplatz Office, Basel, Switzerland
• 2009 Simpson Park Hammock Pavilion, Miami^[16]
• 2007 Ten Museum Park, Miami
  • Ranks among the 20 tallest buildings in Miami

Selected awards

• 2018 National Design Award for Interior Design by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum^[17]
• 2016 AIA Florida/Caribbean, Honor Award of Excellence (L.A. Villa)
• 2016 AIA Miami, Honor Award of Excellence (Bal Harbour House; South Beach Penthouse)^[18]
• 2015 AIA Miami Merit Award of Excellence (L.A. Villa)^[19]
• 2014 AIA Miami Design Awards (House on a Dune)^[20]
• 2013 AIA Miami Firm of the Year^[21]
• 2013 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award (Wharf Road, Australia)^[22]
• 2012 Design Center of the Americas Stars of Design Annual Award for Architecture
• 2011 World Architecture Festival (Wadi Rum Desert Resort)^[23]
• 2008 AIA Miami Design Awards (Ten Museum Park)^[24]
• 2006 AIA Miami Design Awards (Park Avenue, Cube, COR)^[25]

Publications

• Four Florida Moderns, by Saxon Henry, Norton, 2010. .^[26]
• Spirit of Place, published by Tra Publishing, 2018. .^[27]
• LAIR: Radical Homes and Hideouts of Movie Villains, published by Tra Publishing, 2019. . ^[28]

External links

• Oppenheim Architecture website

Notes and References

1. Web site: CHAD OPPENHEIM Oppenheim Architecture. Oppenheim Architecture. en-US. 2018-03-12.
2. News: Tour Director Michael Bay's Modern Three-Story Home in California Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest. 2018-03-12. en.
3. Web site: Chad Oppenheim Cornell AAP. aap.cornell.edu. en. 2018-03-12.
4. Web site: Chad Oppenheim. LinkedIn.
5. Web site: BEAT HUESLER Oppenheim Architecture. Oppenheim Architecture. en-US. 2018-03-22.
6. News: Oppenheim Architecture Opens New York City Office. 2015-08-03. Interior Design. 2018-03-22. en-US.
7. Web site: Cohen . Edie . Oppenheim Architecture Designs a Malibu Marvel . Interior Design . 9 August 2022.
8. Web site: Lomholt . Isabelle . Star Metals Residences, Atlanta . e-architect . 9 August 2022 . en-gb . 2 February 2022.
9. Web site: Pintos . Paula . Ayla Golfclub / Oppenheim Architecture . ArchDaily . 9 August 2022 . 3 May 2020.
10. Web site: Gibson . Eleanor . Glazed pool and huge hinged shutters offer views of Copacabana Beach from Rio de Janeiro hotel . Dezeen . 9 August 2022 . en . 21 January 2018.
11. Web site: GLF Headquarters // Oppenheim Architecture - Architizer Journal . Journal . 9 August 2022 . en . 19 August 2018.
12. News: Fort tower poised to put Philippines in ‘green’ map. Salazar. Tessa R.. 2018-03-22. en.
13. Web site: 2015 AIA Miami. aiamiami.org. en-US. 2018-03-12.
14. Web site: L.A Villa by Oppenheim Architecture . OPUMO Magazine . 9 August 2022 . en.
15. Web site: Mun-Delsalle . Y-Jean . Architect Chad Oppenheim Designs A Waterfront Beach House Set Into A Dune In The Bahamas . Forbes . 9 August 2022 . en.
16. News: Simpson Park Hammock Pavilion / Oppenheim Architecture + Design. 2010-11-05. ArchDaily. 2018-03-22. en-US.
17. News: COOPER HEWITT ANNOUNCES 2018 NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD WINNERS Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 2018-05-08. Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. 2018-05-08. en-US.
18. Web site: 2016 AIA Miami. aiamiami.org. en-US. 2018-03-22.
19. Web site: 2015 AIA Miami. aiamiami.org.
20. Web site: 2014 AIA Miami. aiamiami.org. en-US. 2018-03-22.
21. Web site: 2013 AIA Miami. aiamiami.org. en-US. 2018-03-22.
22. News: International Architecture Awards – e-architect. 2013-01-15. e-architect. 2018-03-22. en-GB.
23. News: World Architecture Festival 2011 Winners – Azure Magazine. Azure Magazine. 2018-03-22. en-US.
24. Web site: 2008 AIA Miami. aiamiami.org.
25. Web site: 2006 AIA Miami. aiamiami.org.
26. Web site: Four Florida Moderns . 2023-05-16 . wwnorton.com . en.
27. Web site: First Look at "Spirit of Place" by Oppenheim Architecture Oppenheim Architecture. Oppenheim Architecture. en-US. 2018-03-22.
28. Web site: Barandy . Kat . inside 'LAIR: radical homes and hideouts of movie villains' . designboom . 9 August 2022 . en . 10 November 2019.