Movement Mortgage’s open office design opts for Rockfon

When workspaces combine hard material surfaces and open plans, extra attention is needed to ensure a positive, healthy and productive acoustic experience. Meeting the challenge, a combination of Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling panels, suspension systems and perimeter trim was provided by distributor Delta Gypsum and installed by contractor Bonitz, Inc.

Rockfon Artic® 2-by-2-foot and 2-by-4-foot acoustic stone wool ceiling panels with square tegular narrow edge design are supported by a Chicago Metallic™ Tempra™ 4000 HRCmax™ 9/16-inch suspension system. A high-value economical ceiling choice used throughout the building, these systems define both the traditional grid layouts and the suspended acoustic clouds. Sprinklers, air exchanges, lighting fixtures and other equipment are accommodated within these ceiling designs. Along the visible edge, Rockfon® Infinity™ Perimeter Trim creates a neat, clean appearance.

Rockfon Alaska® DMT 2-by-2-foot acoustic stone wool panels were directly mounted to the underside of the exposed structure in areas where high ceilings and an open industrial look was preferred, and sound absorption was required. 

Productivity and Growth

“Relationships matter and proximity matters. When we get team members face-to-face at the same location, we see exponential productivity,” said Movement Mortgage’s chief executive and co-founder Casey Crawford.

Crawford, a former Carolina Panthers player, started the company in 2008 with Toby Harris and four employees. Today, they employ more than 4,000 people including 700 at its Fort Mills headquarters.

The $22 million built-to-suit facility was completed by Choate Construction Co. on a fast-track, 10-month schedule. At its grand opening in March 2016, Crawford stated, “We built this beautiful headquarters expecting to be only half-full on our move-in day. Instead, we’re already near full capacity and discussing a second phase in the future. There are no signs our growth is slowing down.”

Those predicted plans are becoming a reality. The second-phase expansion broke ground in December 2017 to make room for another 700 new employees in the next five years.

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