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A Look at Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design Firm



For over two decades, Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design has been providing unique, creative and innovative design solutions to renowned clients internationally and right here in Miami with a special focus on hospitality, retail and high-rise residential developments. To date, Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design has designed over 36 billion in mixed-use commercial, residential and multifamily properties worldwide from South Florida to the Far East, to the Black Sea region, throughout the Gulf and the Middle East.


Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club


Kobi Karp is the Founder and Principal of Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design, Inc (KKAID). Kobi Karp founded the firm in 1996 and has been the Principal-in-Charge of design since that time. Educated at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Technology, Kobi Karp earned degrees in both Architecture and Environmental Design. Subsequently, Kobi Karp began his career working on major hospitality and all- inclusive resort projects throughout the United States and the Caribbean. His restoration design techniques have contributed to a renaissance in one of this country’s most cherished areas, Miami Beach’s Art Deco District which is internationally recognized around the world.


Kobi Karp is an award winning member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Society of Interior Design and the American Society of Interior Designs (ASID).


Headquartered in Miami, with branch studios in the Middle East, the firm is the recipient of many awards, including AIA Awards for Outstanding Young Architect of the Year Award, AIA Outstanding Service Award, AIA Award of Merit, American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Gold Award for Hotel Conversion, The Network of the Hospitality (NEWH) Excellence in Design Award, Miami Design Preservation League Merit Awards, and Dade Heritage Trust Historic Preservation Awards.


Hotel 1 South Beach


Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design has been recognized in various publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Miami Herald, Ocean Drive Magazine, Haute Magazine, El Nuevo Herald, Architectural Digest, Forbes Magazine, Newsweek, Fisher Island Magazine and Hospitality Design Magazine. Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design has also been featured on CBS, NBC, CNN and 1 TV Russia.


Their extensive network of expertise gives Kobi Karp access to a vast array of next-generation materials and renewable energy options, as well as great diversity of finishes, fabrics, accessories, and custom-designed furnishings. To ensure a project’s seamless integration among surrounding structures, the firm carefully observe local planning regulations and architectural building codes.


For more info visit www.kobikarp.com. Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design is located at 571 NW 28th St, Miami, FL 33127


By ML Staff. Image courtesy of Kobi Karp

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