Virtual Reality Ceremony and Model
Rendering of Suffolk HQ
Roxbury, MA – Suffolk Construction recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 38,000sf addition and complete interior renovation of its headquarters at 65 Allerton Street in Roxbury.
In lieu of a traditional groundbreaking ceremony with chrome shovels and dirt, the event featured innovative virtual reality technologies that imitated the groundbreaking ritual and provided a virtual model rendering of the project.
The expanded headquarters will include collaborative work spaces, an amphitheater, a new employee cafeteria, fitness and wellness center, second-floor terrace and an outdoor basketball court. It will also feature an Innovation Lab where new and existing technologies will be tested and implemented on Suffolk projects.
Media had an opportunity to demo the virtual groundbreaking technology, and hear about Suffolk’s “build smart” approach and the innovative technologies and processes used to manage construction projects. Total square footage is 106,000sf (38,000sf of addition; 68,000sf existing buildings).
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh attended the event, and tried on the goggles for full the 3d VR effect. Also attending were John Fish, Suffolk Chairman and CEO, Angus Leary, Suffolk Northeast President and General Manager and Chris Mayer, Suffolk Chief Innovation Officer, among others.
The combined new addition and renovation completion date is December 2018.
Suffolk is committed to delivering its “build smart” approach to construction management on every project. The company’s project teams provide clients comprehensive planning services, innovative solutions and technologies and proven processes, such as Lean Construction principles and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), to deliver the most complex building construction projects on schedule and on budget, with minimal risk.
