Architects and Designers

Architectural professionals play a critical role in site development. In HRP’s experience, it is often the architect that ultimately leads the team that presents the final site design to proposed developers. Many firms have utilized HRP’s civil engineering and environmental engineering expertise to support their architectural professionals in the site design process. HRP’s engineering consultants understand that as an architect, you have particular interest in the following priorities:

• Collaborative team members that bring solutions to the table
• Minimal deviation in site design due to environmental and structural subsurface conditions
• Sustainable design solutions
• Creative and flexible team members willing to consider non-conventional solutions that minimize the total cost of construction
• Accurate identification of subsurface conditions to aid in structure placement
• Maximization of usable space

HRP’s engineers, surveyors, geologists, and hydrogeologists will work closely with you to successfully integrate civil and environmental requirements into your overall site development concept. We often work directly for architectural firms, and if you are retained to also lead the facility construction process, we can provide any required remediation services on a design/build basis.

Representative services that HRP provides to architects and designers include:

• Geotechnical investigations
• Foundation design
• Site planning and civil site design
• Erosion and sediment control plans
• Remedial system design and construction
• Specification preparation
• Contractor coordination
• Construction cost supervision
• Hazardous building materials survey
• Underground storage tank assessment
• Energy assessment and energy plans
• Sustainable storm water system design