The Challenges of Building an Underground Parking Facility

The Black Hole Parking Facility at Epic is a 4-level car parking facility with 2000+ stalls, 1 million sq.ft., and a mechanical level on the top floor that serves the power requirements for the entire campus. There is also a loading dock and a coffee shop inside the parking facility. Once the Black Hole is backfilled after completion, the construction of the office buildings on top of the parking facility will start. This isn't just any parking structure; it is a critical infrastructure hub designed to connect multiple buildings through tunnels and skybridges. This seminar will focus on some of the unique challenges of this project, including a triple-decker tunnel, mass concrete requirements, coordination with other buildings, and other aspects that make this a one- of-a-kind project.