DPR Construction has officially opened its new Silicon Valley Office and Prefabrication Assembly Facility in Santa Clara, marking a significant expansion of its regional footprint and operational capabilities across the West Coast.
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The ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the transformation of a distinctive wedge-shaped building on Patrick Henry Drive into a 113,702-square-foot campus that integrates administrative offices, craft operations and prefabrication production under one roof.
"Our history is deeply intertwined with Silicon Valley, and opening this combined office and prefab facility is a powerful statement about who we are and how we build," said Jack Poindexter, DPR Construction's Northwest regional leader. "By bringing our administrative, craft and prefabrication teams together in one facility, we're creating a workplace that celebrates construction, supports collaboration and reflects our commitment to innovation, sustainability and our people."
The new facility consolidates DPR’s regional and corporate teams alongside its Prefabrication Assembly Facility. Of the total footprint, 68,160 square feet is dedicated to open office space, while 45,542 square feet supports prefabrication, research and development functions.
The campus was delivered by DPR and its Family of Companies, including OES, EIG and GPLA, which also operate from the site.
Designed by SmithGroup, the campus was envisioned as a “workplace of the future,” intentionally removing physical and cultural barriers between administrative staff and craft professionals.
The design is guided by three core principles: Celebrate the Work, A Place for Everybody, and Safety, Productivity, Delight. Shared workspaces and amenities are accessible to all employees, reinforcing inclusion and collaboration across roles.
"In construction, there is often a gap between the experiences of office-based staff and the craft on our project sites," said Kevin Chen, Bay Area co-business unit leader for DPR Construction. "We want to unify the experience of working at DPR, no matter an employee's role. When teams share the same amenities and naturally cross paths throughout the day, it builds trust and connection, reflecting the culture we build every day at DPR."
Leadership says this integrated model supports faster decision-making, stronger communication and more seamless project execution — particularly important in complex markets such as advanced technology, life sciences and healthcare construction.
A central feature of the campus is the Prefabrication Assembly Facility, reflecting DPR’s expanding investment in self-perform work and advanced construction methods.
The facility houses teams specializing in drywall, finish carpentry, architectural concrete, roofing, building envelopes and specialty systems. It also provides a controlled environment where building components can be preassembled using virtual design and construction tools before arriving onsite.
Designed around 5S and Lean manufacturing principles, the facility aims to:
The indoor production setting allows for year-round operations without weather-related disruptions, offering more consistent output and dependable timelines for clients throughout the Bay Area and the broader West Coast.
By shifting more work offsite and into a controlled fabrication environment, DPR says it can deliver projects more efficiently while maintaining high craftsmanship standards.
Sustainability was embedded into the project from its earliest stages. The adaptive reuse of the existing three-story structure reduced material waste and preserved embodied carbon compared to new construction.
The building incorporates mass timber and low-carbon concrete mixes containing fly ash, slag and waste CO2. Using global warming potential metrics, the concrete strategy reduced carbon emissions by 38 percent, preventing more than 1,160 metric tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
DPR is targeting multiple sustainability benchmarks for the campus, including:
These targets align with growing demand from technology and life sciences clients for facilities that meet stringent environmental standards and carbon reduction goals.
Founded in 1990, DPR Construction has grown into a multi-billion-dollar, employee-owned organization with approximately 11,000 professionals worldwide. The company specializes in technically complex and sustainable projects across advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial sectors.
The new Santa Clara campus reinforces DPR’s long-standing presence in Silicon Valley while positioning the firm to better serve clients facing increasing complexity, compressed schedules and cost pressures.
By integrating office operations and prefabrication capabilities into a single collaborative environment, DPR leaders say the company is not only investing in infrastructure — but also redefining how modern construction teams work together to deliver safer, more predictable outcomes.
Originally reported by DPR Construction in PR News Wire.
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