2024-11-21T16:32:32-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150046105/oppenheim-architecture-opens-emiliano-hotel-overlooking-famous-copacabana-beach Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-01-22T15:12:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/44/44222cc6l0p9w450.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Copacabana has conjured images of beauty, sand and ocean, long before Barry Manilow was singing its praises. Capitalizing on some of the best beach-adjacent real estate north of Havana, the Emiliano Hotel enlisted the help of&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/29194815/oppenheim-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oppenheim Architecture</a> for the hotel brands new location on <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/15446/rio-de-janeiro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rio de Janeiro</a>'s&nbsp;most famous beach.</p> <figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/nc/nck6bqgr3vix81np.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/nc/nck6bqgr3vix81np.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>&copy; fernando guerra</figcaption></figure><p>The Miami-based studio has designed the hotel to try to make the most of its historic outlook. "The project fronts one of the most beautiful views in the world while being surrounded on three sides by dilapidated apartment buildings from the 1950&rsquo;s. Through simple yet powerful spatial manipulations, the hotel optimizes its beneficial attributes while subverting its negative forces" the firm stated.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wm/wme9cslgaeeoxjyn.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wm/wme9cslgaeeoxjyn.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>&copy; fernando guerra</figcaption></figure><p>The 90-room hotel features a distinctive fa&ccedil;ade with weatherproof panels that can open and close to the requirements of each guest. The interiors, designed by&nbsp;Brazilian architect Arthur Casas, feature large windows that allow the flow of ...</p>