Our History as a Design Build Firm

First Christian ChurchIn 1925, H.H. Rose’s construction company completed its first project: the First Christian Church in downtown Olathe, Kansas. Long hours of planning, design, and backbreaking labor went into resurrecting this massive cathedral for the community after the original church burned Christmas Eve of 1924. H.H. Rose, with his painstaking attention to detail, imported stained glass from Austria to add the finishing touches to this beautiful structure, which still stands today.

Forging Ahead

Since then, Rose Design Build, Inc. has constructed hundreds of buildings throughout the Kansas City Metro area, including industrial and commercial facilities, dental and medical offices, manufacturing plants, veterinary hospitals, and corporate campuses.

In 1924, H.H. Rose believed that a project’s architect, construction engineer, general contractor, and even draftsmen and subcontractors should work together, combining their individual areas of expertise into one team. Today that revolutionary team concept is known as design/build throughout the construction industry. The design/build method of project delivery provides the building owner with one single point of contact throughout each phase of design and construction.

Rose Design Build Today

Rose Design Build Today Core ValuesToday, Rose Construction is forging ahead, incorporating design/build into its name, Rose Design Build, Inc., to better reflect the business model it was founded upon.

Guiding Rose Design Build, Inc. is the vision of an organization that exemplifies TRUST through humility, honesty, respect, and character.

Rose Design Build’s mission is to serve our clients and partners through the framework of our company with the goal of changing the perception of the construction industry.

We carry these core values through every facet of our business:

  • Character
  • Honor
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Service
  • Truth

Awards and Recognitions

Rose Design Build was featured in January 23, 2004, edition of the Kansas City Business Journal’s Growth Strategies section.

In October 2003, Rose Construction was named an Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).

The company was also honored with a 2003 Merit Award for Veterinary Hospital Design for their design and construction of the Olathe Animal Hospital.  Veterinary Economics, a Thomson Veterinary Healthcare Communications publication, sponsored this award.

Rose Construction has received seven other industry awards over the last seven years, including being named one of Kansas City’s fastest growing companies by Ingram’s Magazine in 2001.

Other awards include:

Russell Hampton Co.

Building of the Year
1st Place Award
Industrial/Warehouses Category
Sponsored by Behlen Building Systems

Fastest Growing Companies

Ingram’s Magazine

Federal Aviation Administration – OCC/ANI

Facility
Building of the Year
1st Place Award
Commercial/Offices Category
Sponsored by Behlen Building Systems

Gonzales Communications

Building of the Year
Outstanding Performance Award
Commercial/Offices Category
Sponsored by Behlen Building Systems

Southwest Community Church

Roofing Design Award
Sponsored by Architectural Metal Systems

Metal by the Foot

Building of the Year
Outstanding Performance Award
Industrial Category
Sponsored by Behlen Building Systems

Systems Material Handling

Building of the Year
1st PlaceAward
Industrial Category
Sponsored by Behlen Building Systems