Construction Completed on Cimpress’s North American Headquarters

WALTHAM, Mass. — Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA) of Boston and Waltham-based Commodore Builders announced the completion of construction on the new North American office for Venlo, Netherlands-based Cimpress located in Waltham on Nov. 10. The building is owned by Waltham-based Hobbs Brook Management.

At a cost of $100 million, the 300,000-square-foot building has five floors of energy-efficient space that provide a healthy workspace for employees. The building includes a fitness center, café, kitchen and a two-story lobby and terrace. The exterior features a glass canopy with a covered walkway leading into a 1,000-car garage.

“The biggest challenges were working our way though the zoning and planning process,” said Marc Margulies, principal at MPA. “We wanted to maximize the value of the land and to do so required proposing and having accepted a new zoning district overlay and then getting the building approved. The process took about three years after a campus master plan had been designed.”

Demolition began in 2013 and builders made sure to emphasize the importance of sustainable design every step of the way. In doing so, the facility was built with a 32 percent reduction in water from plumbing fixtures, a 22 percent reduction in energy usage via LED lighting and control panels and a 30 percent reduction in ventilation exceeding code standards.