Weathering the Storm: Design Safety for Hotels
MIAMI—You don’t need a meteorologist to tell you that the recent hurricane season has been brutal. In September, there were Hurricanes Irma and Maria (Category 5) and Jose (Category 4) waging destruction against everything in their path. As many residents and businesses work hard to rebuild and reopen, these natural disasters offer lessons to be learned.
A Video Chat with Architect Kobi Karp
Kobi Karp (b.1962) is the founder and principal of Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design, Inc (KKAID). Karp founded the firm in 1996 and has been the Principal-inCharge of design since that time. KKAID is a full-service architectural and interior design firm providing an array of services, ranging from the design of large-scale, high-rise condominium and hospitality projects to intimate,…
Kobi Karp and the Four Seasons Residence and Hotel at The Surf Club Design Team
Kobi Karp is interviewed about designing the renovated Surf Club. His original concept for the project was sketched in Sharpie during a meeting in March of 2013.
The Hotel Paso Del Norte in Downtown will become a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel
The Hotel Paso Del Norte, one of El Paso’s largest and most historic hotels, will operate as a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, according to the Meyers Group, which is leading the restoration of the landmark hotel. The historic 17-story hotel, which once operated as the Camino Real Hotel, was purchased in October by the Meyers Group, a Florida-based real estate…
Gallery+Story: Firm Behind Hotel Paso Del Norte Redesign Receives “Creative Spark” Award
Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design was awarded first prize in the “Creative Spark” Competition at the Top Hotel Projects World Tour 2017 for its renovation design of Hotel Paso Del Norte, a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, in El Paso. Kobi Karp’s restoration of the historic property will pay homage to the hotel’s history and will give downtown El Paso a…
