WE ARE HHCP
An innovator in architecture and a major player in Central Florida’s growth and development for more than four decades, HHCP has evolved into an international design leader with diverse projects in over 36 nations worldwide. Founded in 1975 by four partners, HHCP today has more than 65 talented, diverse team members located in Orlando, Florida. The architectural design firm offers clients a unique depth of expertise through wide-ranging practice areas, including planning/mixed use, themed entertainment and hospitality, health facilities, residential community and retirement resorts.
HHCP is one of the few firms in the United States that has a division focusing on construction litigation. HHCP’s Construction Analysis Support & Evaluation (CASE) Division completes our architectural and planning practice. CASE specializes in supporting attorneys, owners, design professionals and contractors in dispute resolution efforts on non-HHCP projects. The lessons learned from this work has allowed us to provide even better service to our clients.
Design excellence and problem-solving are at the heart of everything we do. We promote creativity within a disciplined design process that assesses, analyzes and synthesizes a project’s issues and objectives. Our design team members are industry leaders with demonstrated ability to develop innovative solutions on demanding and complex projects. Our clients participate in the creative process through design charrettes, workshops and ongoing collaboration. The HHCP team is insightful, flexible, experienced, motivated, and committed to working both together and with others to achieve uniquely specific design solutions.
RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM OF THE SMOKIES VOTED BEST IN THE NATION... again
“This award is so meaningful because it was decided by the public, our guests who visit our aquarium and make us a part of their family vacation," manager Ryan DeSear said.
Readers voted Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies as the No. 1 aquarium in the USA.
With HHCP's hospitality background and focus on guest experience we couldn't have said it better ourselves.
2019 USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice
Readers voted Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies as the No. 1 aquarium in the USA.
2017 USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice
Readers voted Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies as the No. 1 aquarium in the USA.
2017 TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Award
Ranked 5th in the Top 10 Aquariums in the World by 2017 TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice
PROJECT SHOWCASE
Boao Hainan Island Hospital | Boao City, Qionghai, Hainan, China
HHCP’s design catalyst for the Boao Hospital is linked to DNA’s molecular structure. This idea was used abstractly in creating both the master plan and building layouts, and became the design inspiration for the pedestrian bridges that link between. + learn more
Boathouse | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Amidst the neighboring towers and mega-complexes of Abu Dhabi, HHCP’s BoatHouse concept offers residents and visitors a uniquely human-scaled, walkable community. It is a mixed-use development that brings together residential, retail, hospitality and recreational opportunities in a high-end, pedestrian-friendly environment exemplifying the principles of compact urban growth at their most intelligent and aesthetic. + learn more
Celebration Park | Doha, Qatar
A fresh alternative to the proliferation of “theme parks," Celebration Park will challenge preconceptions about what comprises an engaging destination.
The master plan for Celebration Park is linked to its unique and historic position along the coast of Qatar and the port of Doha, contrasting the City’s urban response to the desert, with Celebration Park’s resort-like adaptation to the coastline. + learn more
Fairmont Hotel and Resort | The Palm Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates
An oasis of luxury and tranquility, the Fairmont Hotel & Resort is the largest beachfront property on The Palm under a single brand. Features include Fairmont’s renowned Willow Stream Spa, formal pools with poolside dining, family & children’s pools, tennis courts, and an exclusive beach club with health facilities. With over 1,200 rooms in three buildings, the Fairmont Hotel & Resort is a perfect playground on the most exclusive of beachfront properties, located just a stroll across the bridge from The Palm’s Golden Mile. + learn more
FantaSea Bay | Dongtou Island, Wenzhou, China
Beyond the variety of extraordinary hotel resorts at FantaSea Bay, this resort destination is also full of fun activities and leisure lifestyle opportunities for vacationers of all ages to enjoy. During both day and night, guests can experience world class shopping, great restaurants, amazing shows, exciting rides, wonderful theaters, thrilling edutainment, interactive gaming, imaginative technology, and spectacular beauty both above and below the water’s surface. + learn more
Huzhou Tai Lake Wetlands | Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
The Huzhou Wetlands residential resort was designed to both significantly expand tourism and simultaneously establishing a popular residential community, by carefully incorporating the site’s natural features, with the anticipated market potential. The master plan design is rooted in the rich Huzhou heritage with a very large, but subtle, Harmony character inspired by the famous local scholar, painter, and calligrapher Zhao Mengfu’s calligraphy stoke. + learn more
Suzhou Port of The Arts | Jiangsu, China
This lakefront Chinese Culture and Amusement resort is comprehensively themed to celebrate the rich and diverse Chinese art culture. The resort development plan creates both a significant theme park destination and a flexible use Retail, Dinning, and Entertainment (RDE) destination as its primary entertainment hubs. Port of The Arts’ phased hub anchors include the Artist Bay Village RDE zone in phase one and the Wonder Deer Theme Park, a soon to be released and much anticipated Chinese culture related TV show in phase two. + learn more
Qatar Embassy, Ambassador Residence, and Qatari Guest House | Rabat, Morocco
The Qatar Embassy, Ambassador’s Residence and Qatari Guest House will stand as a symbol of the close relationship between Qatar and Morocco and be a welcoming sanctuary to all those who are away from their homeland. The privacy and security of a five meter high white concrete wall surrounds the urban site, while a magnificent canopy soaring high above the entrance beckons visitors to explore the wonders that lie within. + learn more
West Shanghai Workers’ Cultural Palace | Shanghai, China
HHCP’s master plan promotes SFOTU’s desire for the West Shanghai Workers’ Cultural Palace to be the “City’s Green Gateway” with its stylized tree silhouette. HHCP has chosen this meaningful form to commemorate the history, strength and growth of the Shanghai Federation of Trade Unions. The new master plan boasts and expanded 1.44 hectares public Green Park, a 10 meter wide pedestrian public easement, and six central water related areas providing a unified relation¬ship for the project’s identity and its distinctive functionality zones. + learn more
Zhengzhou Zoo | Zhengzhou, Henan, China
When designing the Zhengzhou Zoo Resort master plan, HHCP took advantage of the client’s core business of being a prominent television network to expand the project’s storyline and enhance the guest experience. The 3,566 mu site is well positioned in a rural resort area outside the city’s urban development districts. The current emerging peripheral development consists of resort hotels, farmer’s restaurants, and other rural attractions. + learn more
The Polite Pig | Lake Buena Vista, FL
The Polite Pig is a 4,906 SF restaurant located in the heart of Disney Springs whose owners and James Beard award nominees James and Julie Petrakis are excited to showcase their genuine Florida cuisine for guests from around the world. The restaurant seats 200 guests and includes a display butcher room with wood burning smoker, a modernized industrial design with marquis lighting, terrazzo floors (with pig tracks) and exposed ductwork, and an indoor/outdoor bar. + learn more
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ICONIC
Our international work has taken us to more than 36 countries around the globe and the results have been truly out of this world.
COLLABORATIVE
We work closely with our clients throughout the creative process. The end result is not just beautiful structures, but engaging and memorable guest experiences.
CASE
HHCP’s CASE Team provides Construction Analysis, Support, and Evaluation to attorneys, owners, design professionals, contractors, risk insurers and sureties that are primarily engaged in dispute resolution efforts.
QUALITY CARE
QUALITY ENVIRONMENT
Blending our healthcare and hospitality experience creates inviting, rich and beautiful facilities to attract guests and retain workers in an increasing crowded and competitive healthcare environment.
GREEN DESIGN
Every project is different and we take pride in the fact that we work with owners from the first conversation on how we can maximize a design's sustainability while minimizing the building's lifetime ownership costs.