Share Article Devon Energy Retains PDR To Design Full-Service Wellness Center
Devon Energy Corporation, a leading independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company, has retained PDR to design a full-service Wellness Center in Devon’s Houston office at Three Allen Center.
Known as “The Well,” the 15,000-square-foot facility will include a variety of exercise equipment, state-of-the-art cardio, strength training equipment, a dedicated room for spinning classes, a large group exercise room as well as men’s and women’s lockers and showers.
The facility is in keeping with Devon Energy’s commitment to provide Wellness Centers for all its workplaces, including those at its offices in Calgary and corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City.
For the sixth straight year, Fortune Magazine’s 2011 list of the world’s most admired companies includes Devon Energy. Devon ranked third in the mining and crude oil production category.
Oxy Turns to PDR For Expansion of Houston Office Space
PDR is completing its workplace design of Oxy’s expanded office portfolio at Five Greenway Plaza, one of Houston’s most prestigious office addresses.
A template workplace design for conventional, private offices has been created to provide the company with the highest level of long-term workplace flexibility.
Ultimately, six floors will be added to Oxy’s Oil & Gas Division in Houston.
PDR Named Workplace Designer for Accenture’s Washington D.C. “Office of the Future”
Having designed Accenture’s first “Office of the Future” in Houston, PDR once again is working with the global consulting firm to design Accenture’s second such workplace in Washington D.C.
Patterned after its Houston office, Accenture’s newly designed workplace on three floors of a new building in Washington D.C. Metro Area is being designed to attract and adapt to a new generation/new style of workers where those at every level of the organization will feel more connected with a greater sense of community.
The space also will include a visual display real-time room scheduling system, low-speed walk stations, soft phones and a host of other cutting-edge technologies advancements to support collaboration and improve productivity.