Owner:  Friends of the Anansi Charter School
Architect: Living Designs Group Architects, Inc.
Project: Modular
Contract Amount: $500,000
Completion Date: September 2009

In a recent Project, MSR received a contract to build an addition for The Anansi Charter School in Taos. The addition is a 1,836 sq. ft. third grade classroom. The 27’ x 68’ unit was constructed at our Albuquerque facility. It is Southwestern style with a stucco exterior and a flat roof.



During construction of the unit, the most common question was “how are you going to move that thing?” Our answer: In one piece. 



Professional structural movers loaded the building onto two giant steel beams. Once loaded and with escorts in tow, the caravan headed for Taos. The building, at a little less than 18’ tall when loaded, does not fit under most overpasses, so the movers must take every exit and then reenter the freeway on the other side of the bridge.



A one-piece building, as opposed to a two-piece, offers better quality, more design flexibility and shorter construction time.

Our school buildings are the best method of providing economical classrooms without the stigma of “portables,” which is why Anansi proceeded to order a second building to be delivered in 2010.