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O P R C H

Innovative Architecture, Landscape, and Urban Design.

 

OPRCH is an interdisciplinary studio revealing the unique identities of organizations and communities through transformative design and placemaking.

 

The ALLEN COURT ART POLES is one of a series of works transforming a service alley into a public art corridor. Emerging from the pavement like unruly seedlings, the poles stretch around the corner to invite visitors in from Worcester Common and City Hall.

 

The Marshall “Major” Taylor installation is both a beacon and a tribute, invoking the physical dynamics of cycling: the importance of a clean line, the ability to weave out of a pocket, and a PERFECT JUMP for the finish.

A PERFECT JUMP is a collaboration with artists Laura Marotta and Seth Hoffman.

 

The design of the ELMIRA CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT embeds the Security Checkpoint and Departure Lounges into a unique landscape at the heart of the airport, transforming the worst experiences of air travel into the best.

Penn Ruderman led the design of the ELMIRA CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT for the office of Fennick McCredie Architecture.

 

The OPEN BIKE proposal treats a bike fabrication workshop as a storefront gallery, putting craftsmanship front and center.

Display hooks, bike racks, and lighting each plug into the peg-board grid lining the walls and ceiling, creating a configurable space to showcase completed work and custom products.

 

The DORMITORY ADDITION transforms an outdated barracks-style campus building, bringing openness and light to the residential quad.

 

Horizontal crown moldings wrap from floor-to-ceiling around the AESOP STORE on Newbury Street, enveloping the retail space in natural oak.

The AESOP STORE is a collaboration of OPRCH and William O’Brien Jr. Organization For Architecture, with OPRCH acting as Architect of Record.

 

To create this ARTIST LOFT, a long dormer was cut into an unused attic, creating a bright studio nestled into the surrounding tree canopy. An office, bathroom, and sleeping nook are tucked into shelves running the length of the loft.

The ARTIST LOFT is a collaboration of OPRCH and Seth Hoffman as AFFILIATED PROJECTS.

 

A continuous cladding of light and dark stained cedar boards wraps all surfaces of this BARN in Lincoln, Massachusetts, melding the building with the surrounding landscape.

The BARN was designed by Penn Ruderman working for Michael Price Architects.

 

The ARCHITECTURE STUDIO was conceived with the mentality of a hot rod chop-shop. Inessential wall, ceiling, and floor surfaces of a conservative law office were stripped away, exposing the raw materials and structure of the existing building. 

Penn Ruderman led the design of the ARCHITECTURE STUDIO for Fennick McCredie Architecture.

The PRIVATE GARDEN transforms a suburban yard into a recreational landscape of linked outdoor rooms.

By intentionally creating an ‘anti-lawn,’ this sustainable oasis becomes a low-consumption combination of restorative clover groundcover and pea stone gravel.

 

For the SERIF / SANS-SERIF NEWEL, geometric font transforms into a continuous decorative script around the surface of a mahogany sphere, combining techniques of graffiti and ornament.

We are fascinated by graffiti tags, throw-ups, and murals. If you feel like graffiti is appropriate to apply to your building, landscape, office space, or home, definitely talk to us. You are the clients that we are looking for. If you feel like graffiti is appropriate for you to apply to someone else's home or office space we can still talk, but in a more private place, and more quietly.