HYDEA is an engineering, architectural and environmental firm, leader in infrastructure development and architectural design. We strive for excellence, while keeping innovation and customer satisfaction at the core of our business approach.

Our private and public sector customers rely on our knowledge of all aspects of the project cycle and a wide range of interrelated services, including technical and economic feasibility studies, engineering design and construction supervision, project management and implementation, and related environmental studies.

From our headquarters in Florence we manage a variety of domestic and overseas assignments, in close cooperation with our teams in the field. Our capability in setting up integrated project teams with expatriate staff working closely with local experts and institutions is the key to our success overseas.

There are 50 of us - creative, results-oriented engineers, architects, economists, environmental scientists and geologists. In 2006, HYDEA was selected as the Italian member by Europengineers, a network of independent European engineering consultants providing a comprehensive range of services throughout the world.

 

 

Activities

Hydraulic Engineering & Transportation

• Dams, flood protection works, river training works
• Municipal works, water supply schemes, wastewater engineering
• Transportation systems and infrastructure development (roads, bridges, parking lots, etc. )

 

Architecture & Urban Planning

• Urban planning and site development
• Housing, sport, tourism and hotel facilities
• Public health and social infrastructures
• Industrial and commercial buildings
• Interior architecture and design
• Sanitary, thermal and spa architecture
• Commercial buildings
• Restauration and restructuring

 

Cultural Heritage

• Museum and exhibit design and implementation

Environment, Natural Resources and Waste Management

• Baseline studies and thematic cartography
• Hydrology, river basin development and watershed management
• Natural resources inventorying and management
• Environmental impact assessment, environmental rehabilitation and monitoring
• Waste Management, landfills, transfer stations, composting plants

 

Services

Services related to project identification and formulation

• Project identification/appraisal
• Baseline studies and site investigations
• Preliminary design, concept design
• Market surveys and investment risk assessment
• Environmental impact analysis

Services related to project implementation

• Project planning & scheduling, critical path analysis
• Final design and contract design
• Procurement services and contract negotiations
• Construction supervision
• Technical assistance
• Quality assurance, workshop inspections, commissioning
• Training, capacity building and institutional strengthening
• Project monitoring and evaluation
• Environmental mitigation studies
• Safety on work site (D.Lgs 81, 9th April 2008)
• Master plans, feasibility studies, economic and financial analyses