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For years Rose Offices has provided our customers with high quality customized floorplans of their modular building projects.  We pride ourselves on our ability to give our customers exactly what they want in their office buildings- right down to the plug locations in the walls.  Incredible amounts of details go into designing each floorplan to suit your needs before it even arrives on your location.  We definitely specialize in custom built modular construction.  In fact, it is rare that we ever produce the same building twice. Over the years we have come to realize that not everyone can read blueprints or understand how their building will look just by looking at the floor plan in "2-D". 

No problem.

In order to help out all the 2-D challenged people of the world, Rose will now offer an innovative and exciting new feature to our customers.  We are so pleased to announce that we are now offering complimentary 3-D renderings of your future modular building complex!  Let Martha and Beth, our in-house designers transform your floorplan using Google Sketchup from a 2-D blueprint into a full color scaled 3-D drawing so you can see a representative model of how your buildings will look after completion!

You can give us specifics on your preferred paint colors and trim packages, and we will fill in the rest!  Or, let us make suggestions for your building exterior and interior with our complimentary design services. 

Building an office has never been easier for the 2D challenged!  Get all the angles to help you have a clearer image of how your new space will look. 

We are happy to help you design the best plan for your needs. 

Call us today to begin your customized modular building floorplan for your future office space.  Fill out the CONTACT US FORM or call 877-767-3284. 

 

Northside Church in Cumming, GA decided to use a Rose modular building when they were considering their options for building additional space for a youth and teen center. The church wanted a building that would match their existing building. We were able to help them coordinate the siding material on the new building to the existing building so that their campus maintained a consistant look throughout the property. Here is the existing church building:

 

And here is the new modular addition by Rose Offices:

 

 

The interior of the building was just as beautiful, with lots of custom details added throughout. The main auditorium has painted sheetrock walls, black t-grid ceilings and site installed wood look laminate flooring.

The laminate flooring is a rich warm wood plank look.

In addition to the fluorescent lighting, "eyeball" spotlight type can lighting on dimmer switches was added to help the ambiance of the room during plays and drama productions.

The lobby entrance has a custom built check-in station where the youth are registered. The corrugated metal siding and interior brick wall around the reception desk gives it a nice urban industrial rustic feeling. The brick is actually constructed of Nichiha faux brick panels that are applied directly to the wall in 18" x 72" sheets.

Storefront glass doors give lots of natural lighting and help with the welcoming appearance inside the modular.

Interior solid core doors with glass viewblocks help with sound transfer between the auditorium and other classrooms.

Several large classrooms are included with more custom paint colors, t-grid ceilings and nice upgraded flooring.

This preschool classroom is large and bright with nine foot high ceilings which is the standard height for any Rose modular building.

 

 

ADA Handicap accessible restrooms are standard in all of our modular buildings. The custom paint color in this restroom looks great with the floors and dark trim.

 

 

This is a shining example of how modular construction can be a beautiful addition to your church campus. The Rose modular building fits in seamlessly without being unattractive or obtrusive. Northside Church was able to get all of their youth classrooms under one roof close to their main building. This setup is a great solution for anyone who needs more space for their youth group but is not able to afford an expensive stick-built church remodeling project.

If your church building is looking for a permanent structure to call home, please give us a call today to discuss your options!

 

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In December of 2009 Rose Offices built a 5,880 square feet permanent modular building for Holy Cross Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. The church needed sanctuary space for their congregation to have services along with additional classroom space and a "fellowship mall" area for church socials.

The building was one of the first that we constructed with eleven foot ceiling heights inside a modular building.

The result was stunningly beautiful.

You can see how this unique ceiling gives this large room a feeling of drama and openness that is not typical for modular construction. In the past, ceiling heights of eight or nine feet were standard because our modules were limited by height restrictions on the highway. Garry Cain at Rose worked with the factory to configure box beam ceilings of nine feet along the matelines, while soaring to eleven feet in the center of each module. The box beams allow for HVAC ductwork and roof supports to remain hidden behind the finished sheetrock while taking the center of each module to the maximum height in the center.

Specialty pendant lighting was added onsite along with wall-washer type uplighting that is concealed behind beautiful moldings. The ceiling and walls were finished onsite and painted with designer paint colors. The hardwood flooring was installed by a local contractor hired by the church. The matelines of each modular were hidden behind faux columns on the walls.

An interior window was added for the control room / sound booth to have open access but still be private.

Solid core imperial oak doors separate the fellowship hall from the auditorium area to help reduce noise.

A rough opening was left in the wall by the factory for this jaw-dropping beautiful custom designed stained glass window to be installed onsite by the parishioners.

A standard ceiling height of 9 foot with 2x2 recessed revealed edge T-grid ceilings were installed throughout the remainder of the building. This was a cost effective way for the church to have a nice commercial look. The custom paint colors and hardwood floors were continued throughout the entire building.

The fellowship hall area has ample space for tables and chairs where the congregation can meet after hours.

A kitchen with a large serving window opens up onto the central meeting area. Classrooms line the perimeter of the building.

Adult and youth classrooms are large, bright and airy.

A nice large lobby area welcomes new and existing members into the church.

 

 

The multi-use restrooms are large, clean and well functioning for large gatherings.

The laminate countertop and sinks came from the factory pre-installed. Items such as hand towel dispensers were provided by the church.

 

 

Plenty of storage space was included in the custom built floor plan.

Here are a few photos of the building during the construction phase.

 

As you can see, our modular buildings are solid, strong and well constructed. You will definitely not feel the "bounce" of a cheap office trailer in our buildings when walking through this building.

They are well insulated to help with sound reduction and also utility bills inside your modular building. New energy efficiency standards are being released and our buildings are required to meet or exceed any energy efficiency regulations.

 

In fact, most people will never even know that they are standing inside a modular building. The exterior of the building is equally impressive. Hardipanel siding material was installed at the factory using our Rose Signature Architectural Block look. The "pleko" trim package was installed over the windows, doors, matelines, corners and roofline for a nicely finished look.

 

And the finished result:

 

 

The church chose to site-install a real brick foundation around the base of the building to give it a more permanent look.

A large access panel allows entry under the building for any future maintenance. This building features an internal gutter system.

 

The roof drain assemblies divert water from the roof down the wall through large PVC pipes that are tied together under the building. Water is then diverted into a drainage area away from the building. The white pipes you see here are the emergency overflow drains. These are for backup emergencies only. If there is ever water flowing from these pipes, that means the roof gutters are clogged and need to be cleaned out.

The HVAC system in the church was installed onsite by a local air conditioning company.

The utilities were also connected onsite by a local contractor.

 

 

A nice large deck was added on the back of the building for use as an outdoor gathering area.

A ground level entry is a nice feature for ease of entry by the church members.

Overall, this church building is 5,880 square feet.

 

• Building Features:
  
  • Assembly area for approximately 150 people
  • Fellowship Hall Control room/ Sound booth
  • Kitchen area
  • Entry Hall
  • Two Private Offices
  • Three large Classrooms
  • Two multi-use restrooms
  • Ample Storage space throughout the building

 

If your church building is looking for a permanent structure to call home, please give us a call today to discuss your options! (877) ROSE-BUILD (877) 767-3284

In early 2009, Rose Offices installed approximately ten thousand square feet of classroom space for a private school in North Alabama.

 

Buildings Feature:

• Our signature “Architectural Block” Hardipanel Siding in stucco pattern



• Specialty brick look perimeter foundation cover



• EFIS trim molding package on corners, doors, windows and roofline



• Designer paint colors



• Pad mounted HVAC units

Because of varying age groups and functions, the school chose to separate the campus into three buildings.

For this project, we installed our new Architectural Block Hardipanel siding material combined with EFIS trim package on the doors, windows, corners and roofline.

The Rose Signature Architectural Block Hardipanel Siding is a new innovation in modular siding. The deep reveal edge pattern accentuates the seams rather than trying to hide them. This process eliminates the unsightly cracks that can develop over time. It also creates an appealing first impression for your commercial application. You won’t find attention to detail like this with anyone else but Rose.

When asked to share their experience with our company, we received a glowing review and detailed overview of the installation of the buildings from start to finish.

We are pleased to share it with you:

Background

Westminster Christian Academy is the largest ministry of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, AL. The school currently has an enrollment of 640 students in grade K-5 to 12. In 2001 the church and school independently reviewed our missions and determined we needed to relocate to better serve our individual membership. We also surveyed the Westminster School family and they overwhelmingly (>90%) wanted the church to be located with the school. We were able to purchase a 42-acre tract in a prime location through a very generous arrangement with a local family at far below market value. A combination of challenges led us to delay construction until early 2008. Both increases in construction costs since 2001 and the uncertainties with financial markets caused us to build significantly less than we desired. Some of the facilities what we could not build were offices, library, and music facilities for the school, and a nursery for the church.

One of the blessings for our church and schools was number of dedicated individuals with design, project management, and construction backgrounds. This gave us the ability to give careful consideration to most aspects of our project. Even so, the approach to include modular facilities as part of the overall project was one of the three most difficult decisions we made on the project that ended up costing over $13.5-million.

The concerns, expressed by almost everyone, were how the modular facilities would look, and how they would last. These two concerns were persistent because the school had purchased two modular buildings to use as interim athletic locker rooms and the experience with these units was problematic. To start with, these two modular units were standard designs from (a competitive modular company who shall be referred to as Competitor A) for school use. We got them in used but functional condition at a favorable price. Installation was more expensive that we were initially quoted and one of the air conditioning units quit working the week after the warranty expired. The aesthetics left a lot to be desired, but this was a stop-gap measure for a specific time period—that has long-since expired with the units still in the same location.

Design Considerations

Westminster School had very specific needs in the modular buildings: Office space for day-to-day operations of the support staff, library and study facilities for the students, and music facilities for band and choir. The school was in interim facilities for a year where the band/choir room was adjacent to the office, so we quickly determined a separate building was needed for music. At the same time, the school acknowledge the permanent facilities for offices, music, and library were 5-10 years away since the next two phases for building were completing the parts of the classroom building that were deferred due to costs. This timeframe drove the separate consideration of longevity of the facilities under day-to-day wear and tear and aesthetic compatibility with other portions of the project.

The church had very different considerations. The first was projecting both the image and the reality of permanence for facilities for our children. The second major consideration was there were no areas in the school facilities that were age appropriate and available. The church realized several million dollars from sale of our previous property, but all that money was committed to secure the loan for the school to build the new facilities. The money will be released as funds are raised by the school, then the church will build a sanctuary on the same property. In the meantime the church is meeting in the school gymnasium. However, the final location of the sanctuary will be several hundred feet from the gymnasium. Both prudence and stewardship dictated the church not build conventional facilities since in 2-5 years, Lord willing, we will be building sanctuary that cannot be served by nursery near the gymnasium. The solution was to use modular facilities that can be relocated for about 10% of initial cost rather than building nursery facilities twice.

Our Process for Evaluation

I am an engineer and I make my living by figuring out the best way to do things. The “best way” is deceptively difficult because “best” is most decidedly in the eye of the beholder. Emotions are not bad, but it is very easy for Satan to use our emotions against us. We are also called to be good stewards in all things, and that means making considered decisions. The approach we took was to look at the critical features for the modular facilities. These features, which were somewhat mutually exclusive, were cost, functionality of spaces, aesthetic compatibility with the newly constructed facilities, and anticipated longevity of the buildings.

Our Experience

Armed with these factors for consideration and our assessment of space requirements, I contacted the largest provider of modular facilities in the area (Competitor A), the least expensive provider (who shall remain nameless), and the one other source specializing in church facilities (Rose Office Systems). It was clear from my initial conversation the least expensive provider did not meet the minimum standards of functionality, aesthetics, or anticipated longevity. In a word, they were cheap.

The regional offices for Competitor A and Rose are both in the Birmingham area and I visited both offices and took tours of representative facilities. The philosophy of the two companies are different and their products reflect the differing philosophies. Competitor A will build custom floor plans but their focus is on building existing designs and selecting finishes and materials. Rose will build from their “stock designs” but their bread and butter is custom designs for each customers. Competitor A normally uses metal siding with “mansards” while Rose does not offer metal siding and uses, as a minimum, Hardie Panel fiber-cement siding. Competitor A typically uses hard (sheetrock) ceiling while Rose typically uses lay-in acoustic ceilings. All these items fall into aesthetics and functionality.

Of greater impact were differences in construction. Rose significantly exceed industry standards metal framing under the structures, thermal insulation, and mechanical equipment. Competitor A meets industry standards. The installations I saw from Competitor A would be useable for 5-10 years or hard use. The installations I saw from Rose were better than most conventional wood frame construction I have inspected. Indeed, the units we have installed in Huntsville are rated for 110 mile and hour winds rather than 75-90 mile per hour from other manufacturers, including Competitor A.

In short, the real difference between Competitor A and Rose Office Systems is quality and how that impacts both operating cost and longevity of the structures.

Our Conclusion

I got baseline cost data from both Competitor A and Rose. It was a close as I could get to a direct comparison but Competitor A declined to provide pricing for Hardie Panel siding and 2’ x 2’ drop in ceilings. They priced hard ceiling and metal siding. The difference came out to be between $2 and $3/square foot between Rose and Competitor A with Competitor A being lower than Rose. This was about the difference between siding and ceilings, so the cost was essentially the same

Westminster selected Rose Office Systems rather than Competitor A based on overall quality that translates to aesthetics, and anticipated longevity, with advantages of lower operating cost at comparable up-front cost.

The Result

The decision to go with Rose has paid enormous dividends for Westminster Church and School. Rose worked with our architect to come up with a new approach for the exteriors that is minimally more expensive than the Hardie Panel with battens but is much more aesthetically pleasing. Our architects were so pleased with the results they are submitting the Westminster Modular project for an American Institute of Architects design competition.

Everyone is either happy or ecstatic with the results. The school staff was fighting to get offices in the modular building because they felt the spaces were better than in the new building. (I’m not sure I agree with that assessment, but that was the objective feeling from the school staff.) The most common comment about the nursery facilities is “I wouldn’t know this was a modular building if I didn’t know it was a modular building.”

Other Comments

Admittedly I am biased, since I was heavily involved with making the decisions. However, I have had recent experience with both Rose Office Systems and Competitor A. I would recommend Rose unless purchased cost was primary consideration.

If cost was the key consideration I would consider a 60-month lease/purchase option rather than purchase a lower-quality installation. The Westminster church used a lease-purchase for our the Nursery facilities both because the church funds are being used to secure the school loan and because the church wanted to preserve funds for our future sanctuary.

I will be happy to discuss our experience at Westminster with anyone who is interested.

J. Keith Johnson
Integrated Ground Test Technical Lead
GME-T

A preowned car sales center is the perfect opportunity to utilize modular construction. This dealership in North Alabama needed a building for their salesmen in a side lot off the main dealership. Rose Office Systems built a specialty building that fit their needs and provided a low cost alternative to site built construction.

 

 

This building had a false parapet wall added around the top to create some extra height to the overall building. The wall is decorative only, and does not support any weight.

 

The interior was finished on site with mud, taped and painted walls and a red checkered floor to match the existing flooring in the main dealership.

 

 

The salesmens cubicles were constructed using half walls at 60" high that were finished on site with a trim package. This was a simple way to create cubicles that have electrical outlets and J-boxes for data and phone lines placed to your specifications.

 

 

These half walls can be built by the factory using our standard vinyl covered gypsum and batten strips as an alternative that would eliminate the need for any site work.

Private offices for the sales manager and the finance departments were included, along with public restrooms and a small break area.

    

If your car dealership or sales office is looking to add more space, please browse our photo gallery for more photos and ideas on how to construct your new modular building!

 

 

Would you believe this is a modular building?

Believe it.

When you picture a modular building, what image comes to mind? Something that you see on a side of the road construction jobsite?

A tiny trailer with aluminum siding and no roofline?

Something like this?

We are here to tell you that today's modular buildings look nothing like that.

Rose Office Systems is a Birmingham, Alabama based company that serves the Southeastern United States with commerical modular buildings. Founded by Garry Cain in 1997, the company quickly became one of the industry leaders in customized high-end modular buildings. With an eye for design and years of experience, Garry and his team provide specialty modular construction that focuses on the customer's needs while providing attractive and affordable modular building solutions.
In our entries on this blog we hope to show you how our high quality and beautiful modular buildings can change the face of your campus. Join us in discovering how we can help you! We look forward to providing a lot of information about the construction techniques that we use as well as giving you floor plan ideas and ways to save money on your construction project.

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