St. Andrews Church

Additional Info

Award Winner : Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc.

Architectural Excellence : St. Andrews Catholic Church experienced a fire at their location, and purchased a new modular office to handle their current needs. This new office building was designed to fit into the nearby residential community, while blending in with the existing church. The new structure utilized a 3.5 to 12 pitch architectural shingle roof with enclosed soffets, painted concrete lap-siding with wood board/batt siding, and large front entry porch. The interior featured painted sheetrock interior walls with angled-corners, stained interior door/window trims, 9’ t-grid ceilings with recessed lighting, and 28 ounce nylon carpeting with a lock-seam backing.

Cost Energy Effectiveness : This roof was designed to be substantially complete in-factory to minimize the costs, along with requiring very few sheetrock seams having to be repaired on-site. Additionally, this structure was installed ground-level, eliminating the need for expensive handicapped ramps and metal railings. Energy efficiency was achieved by having insulation values of R19, R21 and R30, using dual glazed windows, using electric heatpumps with programmable thermostats and automatic shut-offs for the lights.

Occupied Date : 12/15/2006

Production Start Date : 9/14/2006

Project Location City : Sumner

Project Location State Name : WA

Total Square Feet : 2688

Category : Relocatable: Office: under 5,000 sq. ft.

Technical Innovation : This project utilized the speed and efficiency of modular construction, helped in large part by using cap-trusses to achieve the desired roof appearance. Most of the roof was constructed in-factory, and the peak was installed and shingled on-site. Secondly, the client wanted to achieve 9’ ceilings, but was concerned about cost. The decision was made to vault the outside walls up from 8’ to 9’ with painted sheetrock (following the roof line), and then use a T-grid ceiling, thereby achieving the desired ceiling height.