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PDR Designed BG Group's Office Featured in Downtown Magazine

Stephen Fall — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:31:26 +0000

Devon Energy Retains PDR To Design Full-Service Wellness Center

Stephen Fall — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:51:56 +0000

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

Stephen Fall — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:47:38 +0000

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”

Stephen Fall — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:43:35 +0000

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.

PDR Continues Work for Buenos Aires Workplace

Stephen Fall — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:34:17 +0000

PDR has initiated Phase Nine of ExxonMobil’s Business Support Center in Buenos Aires, which totals more than 260,000 square feet in two buildings and supports the company’s Human Resources, Procurement and IT functions.

Phase Nine of the project includes the addition of 190 seats spanning 26,000 square feet on two floors. The center employs approximately 1,800.

PDR-Designed 'Ideal Office Space' Appears in Wall Street Journal

Stephen Fall — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:10:53 +0000

An office envisioned for a middle manager at an energy or consulting company has a living-room feel.

PDR announced today its role as Campus Program Architect and Workplace Architect on the design/development team of ExxonMobil’s new Houston office campus.

Stephen Fall — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:08:38 +0000

PDR is Campus Program Architect and Workplace Architect

Private Equity Firm Retains PDR To Design Workplace in Prominent Downtown Houston Space

Stephen Fall — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:02:11 +0000

EnCap Investments, a leading provider of private equity to independent oil and gas companies, has engaged PDR to design its expanded office space at 1100 Louisiana, one of downtown Houston’s most prestigious office addresses.

EnCap’s newly-designed space, complete with an infusion of new workplace technologies, will span 23,000 square feet on the building’s 49^th floor. The company previously occupied 15,000 square feet on the 35^th floor of the same building.

Global Natural Gas Company, BG Group, Selects PDR To Design New Houston Workplace

Stephen Fall — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:47:41 +0000

PDR has been engaged by BG Group, a worldwide leader in the discovery, extraction, transmission, distribution and supply of natural gas, to design the company’s new, 163,000-square-foot workplace in downtown Houston’s prestigious Main Place – now named BG Group Place.

Housing over 500 seats on six floors, BG Group’s new offices will be state of the art, integrating collaborative technologies, an array of work areas designed for purpose and flexiblity, training facilities and conferencing facilities, all designed to retain and attract talent while projecting the successful future of the company.

PDR has provided workplace design services for BG Group since 2007.

PDR Continues Strategic Workplace Planning for Invesco

Stephen Fall — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:27:14 +0000

A team of PDR’s workplace consultants led by Principals Wayne Braun and Lauri Lampson continues to perform long-term strategic planning for Invesco, a leading independent global investment manager.