Dallas, Portland and Fairfax Continue DPR Traditions When Building New Offices

While DPR’s offices do not follow a traditional design, their offices are filled with traditions - wine bars, bright colors, open office floor plans and the inclusion of local flavor. With Dallas, Portland and Fairfax outgrowing their existing spaces, their new offices encompass all these DPR traditions.

Dallas’ new office is approximately double the size, and seven miles north of the old location, a welcome relief to many of the employees who had to battle the commute traffic along the Highway 635 corridor. The new Dallas office will incorporate five flat-screen televisions that will show live action feeds from DPR projects, along with teleconferencing technology that will be used for training and meetings.

Located across from the historic Pioneer Courthouse in the venerable Pacific Building, the new Portland office puts DPR in the heart of the city’s bustling downtown. This 13,550 sq.-ft. space exposes the original 1920s concrete-beamed ceilings and marble-silled casement windows and uses sustainable products in many of its finishes-from the aspen veneer on the support columns and casework to the recycled rubber flooring in the workrooms and kitchen. People-friendly gathering places abound. The café-style lunchroom and wine bar provide a birdseye view of civic goings-on at Pioneer Square, and six odd-shaped conference rooms named after notorious Oregonians (remember DB Cooper?) sport large glass doors.

With a granite, chrome and glass façade, Fairfax’s new office achieves a modern, sleek look. An increase of over 5,000 sq. ft. from the former office, the new space combines the high-tech flare of the growing Dulles technology hub with the monumental traditions of Washington D.C. Distinguishing the two styles is a massive curved wall, nicknamed the “Great Wall.” The geometric radius of the wall was purposely designed to be exactly 2030 feet. Since DPR’s goal is to be one of the most admired companies by the year 2030, this could be a sign of great things to come.