Civil engineering

COOOP Design Studio's endeavour with the Nestle Offices epitomizes architectural innovation in Lahore's urban fabric. Transforming an existing factory warehouse into a contemporary corporate hub, the studio embraced the philosophy that buildings, much like humans, exhibit diverse personas. Nestle Offices | COOOP™ | Design for Behaviour™ Nestle Offices | COOOP™ | Design for Behaviour™ Nestle Offices | COOOP™ | Design for Behaviour™ Nestle Offices | COOOP™ | Design for Behaviour™ Nestle Offices | COOOP™ | Design for Behaviour™ Nestle Offices | COOOP™ | Design for&nbs... More

The combination of organization, well-chosen colors and materials, comfortable furniture, pleasant temperature and cozy lighting is one of the factors that help promote well-being and quality of life within environments. And this was the main objective in creating the interior design of Apartamento Elo, which will be the home of an elderly couple and the setting for many stories with their family. The renovation of the property, which is more than 40 years old and measures 52m², was designed with a view to healthy aging for clients, but with modernity and sophistication in the details. Bia Nauiack Bia Nauiack Right at the entrance it is possible to see a large integrated room, meeting the need for space to gather family memb... More

DESIGN DESCRIPTION Entropic has won the competition for a new road bridge in Ängelholm, Sweden. Himlavalvet, translating to the Swedish phrase ”heavens Vault”, the bridge will allow people to climb a structural staircase and connect with the sky above to be one with the surrounding natural environment.  Today, cities and towns are shifting towards providing greater diversity in how we can interact with the city, to encourage people to be active and outdoors. Himlavalvet will combine a recreational viewing point with Ängelholms infrastructural needs. People will be able to climb the new bridge and enjoy views over the landscape, a space to play, meet and relax! The bridge will become not only a vital new connecti... More

Epstein is pleased to be providing full-service design and engineering services for a multi-phased mixed-use development in Bacau, Romania, a city situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. This project, which is nestled along the Bristita River, is being developed by the new real estate development arm of the home improvement company, Dedeman, the Romanian equivalent of The Home Depot. Epstein’s Dedeman master plan for the site includes a new central shopping and entertainment district for Bacau. A park and riverfront entertainment boulevard are also envisioned to give the community public areas for leisure and sponsored events. Multi-family residential, hotel and class “A&rdq... More

The Cambourne West Project purports to offer approximately 155 acres of public open space, including a number of specialist sports pitches. Up to 2,350 residential & retail units, offices, community and leisure facilities, as well as three schools. With an infrastructure to support sustainable transport methods. ECL has delivered civil engineering services for Phase 1 to include; Bulk Excavation, Enabling Works, Highways and Infrastructure and Landscaping.   Project  Benefits Delivering new homes, including affordable homes, as allocated in the District Council’s Local Plan and reinforced by the outline planning consent for Cambourne West. The development provides for significant amounts of high-quality green space... More

Epstein served as the design architect, MEP/FP engineer and structural engineer for Two Tabor, a 33-story high-rise office building located in Denver, Colorado. Two Tabor's full-block site is bordered by Larimer, Lawrence, 16th and 17th streets and is a component of an urban development that was initially constructed in the mid-1980's. At that time a master plan was developed that included two office towers, retail space and hotel. The initial construction in 1987 included the hotel, the retail component and one of the office towers, which was subsequently named One Tabor. Two Tabor offers 800,000 square feet of core and shell office building with retail spaces at grade level. The parking, loading, mechanical and electrical space, and bac... More

Epstein provided architectural and interior design, as well as full-service engineering services, for an expansion & partial renovation to the Park Plaza Senior Living Center in Chicago, Illinois. Park Plaza is an 180,000-square-foot modern Jewish Orthodox senior retirement facility located on the north side of Chicago, built in 1987. The center includes many amenities for social functions such as a beauty salon, library, and game room, as well as other facilities for physical therapy, and worship in an independent community. Originally, those amenities were spread throughout the building, and one of Epstein's tasks was to bring all of these amenities together on the ground floor to create a new renovated social area for all to gather.... More

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is nestled within a ravine, flanked by two hills set on one hundred and twenty acres of Ozark landscape. Upstream to the south is Crystal Springs and, beyond that, the family residence designed by the celebrated Arkansas architect Fay Jones. The hillsides, which contain a network of trails that lead to downtown Bentonville, are covered with mature growth of oaks, dogwoods and crowned by Arkansas white pine on the crest. From the outset, we aimed to design a museum in which art and nature are experienced simultaneously and harmoniously. The museum is entered from the crest of the hill, with a dramatic overview of the entire complex. From the parking and drop-off, one descends by stair or elevator to... More