DPR Construction, a U.S. construction company operating globally, has completed its move to a new office space in Waltham, Massachusetts, with aims of expanding its presence in the New England region.
In less than ten years, DPR Construction has gone from a start-up office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with ten employees to nearly 200 people. Previously in New England, the company built highly technical, complex, and sustainable projects in life science, healthcare, higher education, and commercial sectors. With the rapid expansion, DPR quickly outgrew its Cambridge space and chose to transform an outdated 1970s office into a fun, welcoming, and collaborative space.
With the support of architect, Elkus Manfredi, DPR turned the vacant office space into an open floor plan with ample space for collaboration, huddle, and conference rooms, featuring an expansive cafe and outdoor patio, and DPR’s signature wine bar. It is a model for what can be affordably accomplished within existing buildings throughout the region.
DPR has done similar work to bring aging office space up to modern standards with its offices in Reston, VA, Sacramento, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and Nashville, TN.
“DPR offices are living laboratories,” says Patrick Cusson, DPR’s Boston business unit leader. “Our teams always incorporate new materials and test emerging technologies to ensure we understand the true costs and benefits of what we are building for our customers. For example, in our new offices, we used Dusty Robotics’ solution that prints virtual design and construction-based layout information with millimeter [inches] precision quickly and accurately, allowing our foremen to focus on moving the project forward. We also use data, prefabrication, and self-perform work to streamline designs, create efficiencies, and expedite schedules. Applying this kind of curiosity and ingenuity in our own spaces equips us to innovate for our owners in truly unique ways.”
