Martin Hopp Architect

Martin Hopp Architect (MHA) is a New York City-based architecture firm focused on designing educational facilities, civic projects, healthy buildings, and new sustainability approaches including circular construction and timber structural systems. Martin Hopp founded MHA in 2013 after ten years as project director of Rafael Vinoly Architects, bringing his experience delivering complex projects around the world to a boutique studio culture based on research and in-depth collaboration with clients. We design together. MHA believes architecture is fundamentally collaborative. We start each of our projects by designing tailored engagement campaigns that empower you and your stakeholders to communicate your needs and priorities. Together, we discover how your project can advance your institutional mission and open new opportunities. We encourage feedback and new ideas every step of the way, ultimately delivering a building that brings value to you and the communities you serve. We make places for learning. MHA focuses on designing schools and university buildings. We are dedicated to creating spaces that foster new ways of learning and support forward-looking pedagogical approaches. We are experts at navigating the complexities of delivering school and university projects, developing strategic phasing plans to minimize disruption to the academic year, building consensus among diverse groups of stakeholders, and maximizing value within strict institutional budgets. We create healthy, sustainable buildings Having trained and practiced in the UK and Germany, Martin Hopp brings the forward-looking sustainability, healthy building, and circular construction approaches pioneered in Europe to new contexts. MHA is one of the first firms to use cross-laminated timber as an alternative to steel or concrete structures in New York and has delivered award-winning projects based on improving environmental quality and user experience.