--- title: "Two-Story Modular Offices in Chicago, IL | Free Layout" url: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/two-story-modular-offices description: "Two-story modular offices in Chicago, IL for tall I-55 and I-80 warehouses. Double the office space on one footprint. Free drawing and quote." lang: en --- Image: Two-Story Modular Offices in a Chicago, Illinois industrial facility (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/project-office-two-story-BxpLCojA.jpg) # Two-Story Modular Offices in Chicago, IL A two-story modular office doubles your usable office space while taking no more floor than a single room, which matters when every square foot is earning money. The tall big-box buildings in Bolingbrook, Romeoville, and Joliet are where this product makes the most sense, though we build them in shorter buildings too. Call (888) 697-6368: (888) 697-6368 ## Why Distribution Centers on the I-55 Corridor Build Up The newer warehouses along I-55 and I-80 often have 32 to 40 feet of clear height. In a building like that, a single-story office wastes most of the air above it. A two-level unit puts management, HR, or a training room upstairs and keeps the ground floor for the people who have to be next to the dock. E-commerce and 3PL operators in Bolingbrook (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/bolingbrook), Romeoville (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/romeoville), and Joliet (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/joliet) ask for this most, because their floor plan is built around pick paths and dock doors. Taking a second ground-floor bay for an office means losing storage they are paying for. The upper floor sits on an engineered steel deck with columns sized to the load. A stair tower with handrails and landings goes on the side that keeps forklift lanes clear. Glass on the ground level keeps supervisors watching the floor. Chicago summers are humid, and heat rises to the roof of a warehouse. The second floor sits in that warm layer, so we give it its own HVAC zone. In winter the same split keeps the lower floor from going cold every time a dock door opens. Shorter buildings can still take two levels. Roughly 18 to 20 feet of usable height is the starting point, and we confirm it before drawings go out. For a single room, see our in-plant offices (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/modular-in-plant-offices). Image: Two-Story Modular Offices interior detail (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/pb-mezzanine-office-D_Em1RZX.jpg) ## Two-Story Building Specs Both levels use the same insulated panel family, so the finishes match on both floors. - Steel mezzanine deck engineered to the live load you plan to put on it - Stair tower inside or outside the footprint, with landings and non-slip treads - Matching insulated panel walls on the upper and lower floors - Separate heating and cooling for each level - Modular wiring, data pathways, and LED lights on both floors - Guardrail and kick plate around any open deck edge - Rated wall assemblies where the layout calls for them ## What Ends Up on the Second Floor - Site management and HR offices for a 3PL account - Training rooms for seasonal hiring waves - Engineering desks that still overlook the floor - Lunch rooms lifted out of forklift traffic - Conference rooms for client walk-throughs ### How a Two-Story Project Runs \1. Free design consultation \2. Layout drawing \3. Itemized quote \4. Delivery & installation ## Two-Story Office FAQs for Big-Box Warehouses Answers for distribution and fulfillment teams sizing a stacked office. ### How much clear height does a two-story office need? ### Does each floor really need its own HVAC? ### Can we add the second level later? ### Where should the stairs go? ## Recent Office Buildings and Mezzanine Offices One- and two-level panel buildings set inside warehouses and plants. Image: Single-story modular in-plant office installed inside a warehouse (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/project-office-single-story-iEr_kYEg.jpg) Image: Two-story modular office with stair tower installed inside a warehouse (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/project-office-two-story-BxpLCojA.jpg) Image: Modular in-plant office with windows and HVAC in an Illinois warehouse (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/project-office-lebanon-44egBr_v.jpg) Image: White modular in-plant office with entry door in a warehouse (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/project-office-brenham-5xjlxq9c.jpg) Image: Exterior modular guardhouse with large windows at a facility entrance (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/project-guardhouse-Js6zUHSU.jpg) Image: Modular in-plant office with white walls and windows on a plant floor (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/inplant-office-O0BptG3p.jpg) Image: Prefabricated modular office with window wall in an industrial building (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/modular-office-windows-BMzaUAg5.jpg) Image: Modular office building exterior inside a warehouse (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/warehouse-office-exterior-CpvC49Rx.jpg) Image: Modular office built on a structural steel mezzanine (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/pb-mezzanine-office-D_Em1RZX.jpg) Image: Modular cleanroom panel enclosure inside a manufacturing plant (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/assets/pb-cleanroom-DmXXlH3z.jpg) Image: White modular in-plant office installed along a warehouse wall (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/__l5e/assets-v1/b7584778-7824-44d7-83cc-d30a63af2f87/casella-modular-office.jpg) View More Projects: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/projects ## Other Panel Buildings for Distribution Sites Fulfillment centers usually need more than an office. These fit the same site. Prefab Guard Booths & Guardhouses installed in an industrial facility (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/prefab-guard-booths) ### Prefab Guard Booths & Guardhouses: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/prefab-guard-booths A heated booth at the truck gate so check-in keeps moving in January. See details (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/prefab-guard-booths) Break Rooms & Conference Rooms installed in an industrial facility (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/break-rooms-conference-rooms) ### Break Rooms & Conference Rooms: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/break-rooms-conference-rooms A lunch room big enough for a full shift of pickers. See details (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/break-rooms-conference-rooms) Modular In-Plant Offices installed in an industrial facility (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/modular-in-plant-offices) ### Modular In-Plant Offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/modular-in-plant-offices A single room by the dock for receiving and dispatch. See details (https://chicagomodularoffices.com/products/modular-in-plant-offices) ## Stacked Offices Across the Region Choose your area to see how building heights and floor plans there shape a two-story design. Chicago modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/chicago Elk Grove Village modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/elk-grove-village Bensenville modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/bensenville Franklin Park modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/franklin-park Des Plaines modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/des-plaines Schaumburg modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/schaumburg Wood Dale modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/wood-dale Melrose Park modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/melrose-park Bedford Park modular offices: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area/bedford-park View all service areas: https://chicagomodularoffices.com/service-area ## Chicago Modular Offices — Our Location Based in Rosemont next to O'Hare, we serve Chicago and the surrounding suburbs with modular offices, prefab in-plant offices, and warehouse space planning. ### Chicago Modular Offices #### Address 9400 W Higgins Rd Unit H Rosemont, IL 60018 #### Phone (888) 697-6368 #### Business Hours Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed ## Price a Two-Story Office Tell us your clear height and the footprint you can give up. 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