navigation search kobi karp architecture & interior design kkaid industry architecture founded 1995 key people kobi karp founder website http www.kobikarp.com kobi karp kobi karp architecture & interior design offices in miami florida . kobi karp architecture & interior design inc. kkaid 1 is an architectural and interior design firm founded by miami architect kobi karp . 2 kkaid is linked to the design of large scale high rise condominium and hospitality projects to intimate small scale low rise residential and commercial structures . it was founded in 1995 and in operation to date has been linked to 10 billion in projects globally . contents 1 green philosophy 2 art deco restorations 3 global expansion 4 kkaid s ecological building 5 1101 brickell and empire world towers 6 corporate clients 7 references 8 external links green philosophy edit karp uses ecological building measures in his designs . karp s design of absolut lofts won a 2006 pillars of the industry award 3 and received an award from the historical preservation society for its use as an infill project . karp designed the condo buildings in the green fashion before green was popular . citation needed in april 2007 the united states green building council 4 usgbc recognized baylights 5 condominium a design project spearheaded by karp as the first green residential building in south florida . kobi karp at the dba award ceremony held at donald trump s mar a lago club . in november 2007 kobi was named architect of the year by the developers & builders alliance 6 art deco restorations edit the firm was one of the key figures in the early 90 s revival of miami beach s historic art deco district that restored the city s hotels and residential buildings . citation needed chronology citation needed . notable projects were the preservation and restoration of miami beach 7 s astor 8 edison clevelander 9 and breakwater hotels . in addition to working extensively in the historic art deco district kkaid s projects can be seen across the miami . the firm s portfolio range from intricate residential buildings to mixed used expansive skyscrapers . citation needed global expansion edit kkaid has been international since 1988 but expanded their architectural and interior design services to new luxury clients . some recent project locations include ; abu dhabi dubai sochi cancun romania grenada russia mexico and asia . etihad approx . sf for the development to date is 440 000 sm . a recent project the firm is currently involved in is the etihad development project in abu dhabi . etihad village is a 4700 residential unit complex that will provide housing for etihad airways employees . the development is part of a master plan development called al raha beach a stretch of land along the coast just outside abu dhabi . kkaid s ecological building edit in april 2007 the united states green building council 10 usgbc recognized baylights condominium a design project spearheaded by karp as the first green residential building in south florida . 1101 brickell and empire world towers edit two large scale miami projects currently in progress and designed by kkaid include miami s empire world towers and the 1101 brickell building ; both projects have the potential of being added to the list of the world s tallest buildings . the 1101 brickell building is a planned hi rise recently approved by the city of miami and the federal aviation administration slated to be built in downtown miami . when completed in early 2010 the 74 floor building will be the second tallest building in miami at a height of 849 ft. the building slated to be constructed in the southern part of miami s brickell financial district miami financial district was home to the former banco industrial de venezuela building . karp preserved the building and will build the new tower adjacent to it . empire world towers empire world towers 11 comprises two proposed super tall skyscrapers joined by three glass walkways connecting the two towers . karp designed both towers to stand at 1 200 ft with 106 stories each and be pedestrian friendly with commercial retail and condo hotel residential ambiance . when built the complex would surpass the four seasons hotel and tower as the tallest buildings in florida and may become the two tallest all residential buildings in the world . corporate clients edit hospitality corporations such as marriott hyatt hilton hotels starwood and club med ; development corporations such as the related group fortune international cornerstone group aldar properties and nakheel employ kkaid to design new properties renovate existing ones create interiors and plan sites for pending development . citation needed references edit http www.kobikarp.com http bobmiami.com 2006 11 13 architect profile kobi karp http www.brunocarnesella.com html press.html http www.usgbc.org http www.baylightsmiami.com html body the architect.html http www.dballiance.net downloads dbaawardwinners2006.pdf http web.miamibeachfl.gov http www.hotelastor.com http www.clevelander.com http www.usgbc.org http www.emporis.com en wm cx id 111984 external links edit official website hotel chattar hyatt miami beach hospitality net hotel chattar ac hotel miami beach archinect the surf club haute living hyatt the wall street journal archinect four seasons miami herald business monday the wall street journal empresaexterior the wall street journal business wire hyatt miami beach miami herald ac hotel miami beach the next miami north miami home the real deal miami beach land globes tel aviv port israel21c buildings that fit the urban fabric the real deal buena vista villas achute design district miami luxury real estate 1 hotel and homes 88 design box miami beach residence cbs news panorama brickell mansion global bay point house the miami herald puerto rican debit crisis the real deal addison house design district hotel design magazine hyatt centric south hotel chatter le meridien tampa bay le meridien 83 degrees media le meridien wtvt image 1 hotel south beach the real deal miami beach the next miami google books miami herald lux life miami blog palazzo del sol biz journal wallpaper retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kobi karp architecture % 26 interior design & oldid 743550237 categories architecture firms based in floridacompanies based in miamihidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2015articles lacking chronology history sourcesarticles with unsourced statements from march 2015articles with unsourced statements from february 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 04 34 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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