Modular building floor plans have come a long, long way since the days of the basic prefabricated rectangle. The industry has many years of experience now, and new methods, materials and standards have removed the earlier constraints.
Architects and designers now create plans and configure modular space with the same freedom as for a bricks-and-mortar building. Today, a modular building might be a bullet-proof security kiosk, a two-story modular in-plant office, or an 11,500 sf sales center.
Gone, too, are the drab exteriors of the early years. Any exterior that stick-built construction uses, modular buildings can replicate.
Stone, wood, brick, stucco... the owner of a modular building can choose virtually any exterior to suit their purpose, whether to match a developer's theme, blend with existing buildings (right down to "weathering"), or to reflect a business. The picture shows a detail of a stone and brick vendor's modular sales center and corporate office.
Interior design and finish have kept pace. On any given day here at Pac-Van, we can be working with clients to spec design and environmental requirements ranging from a modular dental office to a day-care center, a hi-security laboratory, a school computer lab, or an upscale modular residential sales office.
This is where a picture is worth a thousand words. You'll find good examples of the interior design possibilities in our photo galleries for modular sales offices, modular school buildings and modular medical buildings.
Depending on the planned purpose or environment, the design and construction options for modern modular buildings can include non-combustible construction... concrete floors... stairs, ramps, railings and catwalks... bullet-proof exteriors... extended ceiling height... sprinkler systems... security provisions... noise-reduction insulation... universal access... custom work areas... provisions for future extension or relocation.
In short, as we said at the start, anything bricks-and-mortar can do, today's modular buildings can match. With one big difference.
Just as they have throughout their evolution, modular buildings do it much sooner, for much less.