A new luxury hotel from Atelier Ace designed by EskewDumezRipple in collaboration with Studio Shamshiri, this project involved the restoration and rehabilitation of a six-story 1906 building adjacent to New Orleans’ former city hall.
Project name
Maison de la Luz
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Photography
Stephen Kent Johnson
Design team
EskewDumezRipple project team: Steve Dumez, FAIA. Jason Richards, AIA. Pearson Smith, AIA. Emily Heausler. Max Katz, AIA. Chris Jackson
Interior design
Studio Shamshiri
Civil engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Structural engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical Engineer: Pontchartrain Mechanical (Design/Build). Electrical Engineer: Frischhertz Electric Co. (Design/Build).
Landscape
Spackman Mossop Michaels
Client
Domain Companies (Developer) / Atelier Ace (Operator)
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
The new Welcome Center will serve visitors to the adjacent Botanic Gardens, Rural Life Museum, Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter and various other community and cultural destinations.
Project name
Burden Welcome Center
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Principal architect
Steve Dumez
Design team
Mark Hash (Project Manager), Phoenix Montague (Project Interior Designer)
Collaborators
Buquet & LeBlanc Inc (Contractor ). Fox-Nesbit Engineering, LLC (Civil Engineer & Structural Engineer). ASSAF, Simoneaux, Tauzin & Associates (Mechanical Engineer & Electrical Engineer). Landscape, Inc (Geotechnical Engineer). Carbo Landscape Architects (Landscape)
Client
Burden Museum and Gardens
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Welcome Center
With the right setup, the less pleasant days can be made agreeable. The shade and ceiling fans are provided for the summer, and two heat lamps are provided in the lounge space to make the mild winter days more bearable.
Project name
Saturated Backyard Renovation
Architecture firm
Nathan Fell Architecture
Location
Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Photography
Sara Essex Bradley
Principal architect
Nathan Fell
Typology
Residential › House
Logistics of this working family required them to stay tethered to their home for longer periods than each would prefer. This became become disruptive to wellness due to too much time at school, work and home spent indoors. The homeowners began to contemplate, like many families do, whether they would move to the suburbs to exchange proximity to gr...
Project name
Bienville House
Architecture firm
Nathan Fell Architecture
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Photography
Justin Cordova
Structural engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc
Construction
Deltatech Construction
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, wood
Typology
Residential › House
