Shelter Industries Custom Modular Housing

With an upcoming annual golf tournament, the relatively newly-established Bowen Island Golf Course recognized an immediate need for a clubhouse. With only 3 weeks to design/build, they purchased a used modular building from Shelter Industries, and had it renovated to meet their needs.

Starting from a very basic, 20+ year old, flat-roofed, double-wide structure with virtually no amenities or aesthetic appeal, Shelter converted the previously-used portable classroom into an extremely attractive golf club with licensed lounge, commercial kitchen, bar, pro-shop, and covered deck.

Shelter conducted a thorough analysis of the building and demonstrated that the structure was sound and the insulation effective. Only the windows needed to be upgraded with modern double-glazed, argon-filled vinyl windows.

Other than adding a few amenities, such as plumbing for the kitchen and washrooms, the renovation was essentially a cosmetic make-over.

The exterior renovation included the addition of a peaked truss roof, board and batten exterior cedar siding, and a covered wooden deck. The interior make-over only required new paint and new hardwood flooring.

The final result: a luxurious Westcoast-style building that presents the look and feel of a completely new, custom-built structure — at a fraction of the price — and in as little as 3 weeks!

This project represents an ideal example of how an old, basic, no frills portable building can be transformed into something as comfortable and attractive as a state-of-the-art lounge and clubhouse.