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Jean-Pierre Desvaux De Marigny was born in Durban, South Africa in 1989 and obtained his Masters of Architecture degree from the University of KwaZulu Natal with the honour of being awarded the Regional and National Corobrik Architectural Student of the year award for his thesis. JP enjoys an excellent aptitude for sustainable and responsive design. and applies these design principles in all projects as part of the general practice team. Following graduation JP worked extensively on various international projects that have included residential, mixed-use, hospitality and commercial developments prior to establishing Elphick Proome Architecture’s Mauritius based practice, epi.

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George Elphick was born in 1958 in Harrismith, South Africa. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture (1982) at the University of Natal and is also a Emma Smith Art Scholar and Le Sueur Scholar, both post graduate travelling scholarships for design excellence. He established a private practice in 1987 and became one of the founding partners of epa in 1989. He has served as design critic for five national universities over a 25 year period. Completed projects over a 30 year period have included the design and implementation of large corporate offices, mixed use developments and high rise apartments, as well as numerous private residential and interior design commissions spread across seven African countries

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Nicholas (Nick) Proome was born in 1959 in Choma, Zambia. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture (1987) at the University of Natal and he began working with MLH & Hamlin Architects in 1981 to become an associate in 1988. The following year, he formed epa together with George Elphick. Specific areas of experience include Master Planning of Medical Educational Institutions, and design of hospitals and hotels. Nick enjoys specific expertise at the inception and through the implementation stages of large projects requiring extensive co-ordination

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Jonathan Hall was born in 1972 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture Summa Cum Laude in 1994 at the University of Natal. After graduating, he joined epa and became associate in 2000 and partner in 2005. During his career at epa, projects have included design and contract management of a range of retail, industrial, mixed use, multi-storey residential, and office park developments. Jonathan became the design director of the practice in 2018