Durr North American Headquarters

The Dürr New North American Headquarters project reimagined an obsolete office building in Metro Detroit into a state-of-the art center for engineering, research and equipment testing. The project, which consolidated three offices across the state into one location, included a 90,000 s.f. two-story office renovation and 100,000 s.f. high bay addition. To create a more open space, the team removed the existing ceiling grid and tile to increase the ceiling height by three feet. Large areas of masonry were removed from the perimeter of the building and replaced with floor to ceiling windows, and many of the solid interior partitions were replaced with glass partitions to significantly increase the amount of natural light and views to the exterior from the open office areas. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems were extensively upgraded to provide energy savings, less maintenance and lower cost of ownership. Christman conducted value analysis exercises and completed real-time estimating to maintain the desired budget while still achieving the project objectives. Christman, SmithGroup and Dürr collaborated to regularly evaluate costs and ensure informed decision-making throughout the project.