Owner: Georgia Institute of Technology Location: Atlanta, GA Completion Date: Spring 2026 Designer: S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM)
The 100,000-sq.-ft. facility will serve as a state-of-the-art hub for Georgia Tech student-athletes, with areas dedicated to strength and conditioning, sports medicine and nutrition, as well as the Institute’s first-ever sports science lab.
Designed by the S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM), the Fanning Center highlights Georgia Tech’s commitment to sustainability. In addition to energy-reducing strategies, steel from the existing Bobby Dodd Stadium infrastructure will be repurposed into the new structure. Cross-laminated timber will also be featured throughout the facility, reducing the carbon footprint and boosting student-athlete’s well-being.
Owner: University of Arizona Location: Tucson, AZ Completion Date: Late 2025 Designer: SmithGroup, Swaim Associates
The Paul and Alice Baker Center for Public Media is a 61,500-sq.-ft. building that will feature upgraded production and broadcast technology, improve community engagement and create new opportunities for more original local content.
Designed as a public square, the state-of-the-art building will enhance accessibility and provide diverse opportunities for community collaboration. It is intended to meet current and future technical and broadcast requirements, including the replacement of much of AZPM's aging radio and television broadcast infrastructure. Beyond being a broadcast and media production facility, it will be a hub for public debates, presentations, live performances, tours, community events and more.
Owner: The RMR Group Location: Seattle, WA Completion Date: May 2024 Designer: Perkins&Will Partners: ARUP
DPR recently completed the modernization of The RMR Group’s Unison Elliott Bay campus, which totals 300,000 sq. ft. spread over three buildings along the Seattle waterfront. As a design-assist partner, DPR worked with The RMR Group, Perkins & Will and ARUP to convert these previously commercial office buildings into a lab-enabled campus.
The project scope included upgrading Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) infrastructure, updating lobbies and common spaces, adding new amenity areas such as a fitness area and conference spaces, and building nearly 75,000 sq. ft. of fully finished spec suites catered to life science tenants. The project is seeking both LEED Gold and Fitwel certifications.
Owner: PowerHouse Data Center LLC Location: Ashburn, VA Completion Date: Late 2023 Designer: Corgan Partners: Cooper Steel, Rosendin Electric
ABX-1 is a two-story, 265,000-sq.-ft. building that includes a 300MW electrical substation that can deliver up to 80MW of power. The building features a metal and glass curtain wall system, uncommon for data center exteriors.
During preconstruction, DPR worked with the owner and future tenant to align scopes so future fit-out costs would be minimized—including underground utilities and security rough-ins. This simplified turnover and enabled tenants to personalize the space.
Self-perform work was central to successful delivery of the project’s concrete and drywall scopes. Approximately 10,780 tons of the former building’s concrete was crushed on site and reused, while 387 tons of other materials were also recycled.
