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Modular
Building
Associates
Establishing
your Modular Design Criteria is critical for your success!
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Modular
Design Criteria
Modular
Design Criteria
How do you design a modular building so
that it looks like a planned addition and not a trailer?
Modular construction can utilize a wide variety
of exterior veneers to change the appearance of any temporary or permanent
building. Modular buildings are typically used as flex-space beside
an existing structure. In that situation, the best approach to make
the modular building blend into the existing campus is to build the new
modular to mimic the predominant architectural features of the main facility.
The Education Wing and Medical Office Building pictures below are examples
of this technique.
Education Wing
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The modular building
mimics the main facility through the use of colors and textures.
The modular building has a green metal roof, tan color siding and light
colored stone around the bottom section of building. Although we
could not mimic the roof slope or lower the building for this project,
we were able to include a window design to compliment the main building.
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Below is the typical trailer solution.
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Medical Office Building
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In the background is the
main facility which has straight lines, light textured finish and the building
facade is defined by the windows. The modular building design utilized
these key features to make the addition looked like a planned expansion
and not a quick-fix to a space problem. In addition, the site was
excavated to lower the profile of the modular building to create an impression
of a permanent facility when entering the campus.
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Below is the typical skid building
solution.
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The top two examples are modular buildings designed
to blend into the client's existing campus. The trailer and skid
examples in the lower two pictures show the common retail approach.
The difference is in design and planning. What's the cost difference
between a professionally designed modular building compared to a trailer
or skid building? Literally, pennies per square foot. It does
not make sense to waste your money on a trailer or skid building when,
for pennies per square foot, you can have a professionally designed facility.
What will the local community or building inspection department think about
the trailer or skid building solution? They support our professionally
designed modular building solution.
Modular Building Associates incorporates
overall
project planning with complete customer
need evaluation in preparation of our RFQ Design Package
to ensure 100% long-term customer satisfaction.
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