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Rosario Mannino
Architects + Builders of Distinctive Homes
By Jennifer Ersalesi
This October marked five years since Rosario Mannino opened his own architectural firm, RS Mannino. At the beginning of his career, Rosario worked out of his home with one other employee. Eventually, Rosario and his team moved to Jersey City for a year and then returned to Rutherford where they have been for the past three years.
Rosario explained why he chose to open an office in Rutherford, “I love the downtown area and the convenience of the train and bus for commuting into the city. We also have an office in NYC. My one rule for an office is a train town, I knew I wanted to have an office along a train line and since I live in Rutherford it was a no-brainer. It creates a better work/family life balance being so close.”
Rosario's top 5 favorite architectural renderings of
RS Mannino's distinctive homes from the last 5 years.
Along with his team of professionals, Rosario works on a number of different projects in Rutherford, neighboring towns, and in NYC. Much of their focus is on single-family, high-end home residences. Rosario explained, “Most of our Rutherford projects are additions and kitchen renovations. In other areas we also design and build new luxury homes. In NYC it's apartment renovations, "combos"(combining 2 apartments into one for a larger unit). We enjoy the historical architecture of the homes in Rutherford and the modern ones too. Rutherford has a great balance.” Rosario is a registered architect and a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, American Institute of Architects, US Green Building Council, The Institute of Classical Art & Architecture and The Rutherford Historical Preservation Society.
The Mannino Family
Rosario and his team work together to provide the best service to their clients in a number of ways. Due to COVID, they are currently working remotely. The ability to work remotely has actually been beneficial to them as they relocate to a much larger studio on the third floor of their existing Park Avenue office. “The nice thing about our service is that we are a single source or "one-stop-shop" for your project. We offer architectural design, we design and sell kitchen and bath cabinetry and we are a full-service construction company. Our clients like this service because they are dealing with me and my team throughout the whole process, there is no handover of the plans, and ‘we are done’ which is sometimes common in basic architectural services,” Rosario told TIR.
The RS Mannino Team
"What makes our services unique is that we are an Architect-Led Design-Build company. Some firms might market that they are design-build but they sub out the architecture or sub out the construction. We are truly an all in-house design-build company.”
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It is important for Rosario and his team to understand each of their client’s specific needs, styles, and interests. In order to do so, they spend a lot of time conversing with their clients. They also provide a questionnaire that clients are asked to complete. “One of the most important things we can manage is our client's expectations. We have a few mottos in the office, and one of them is you can't manage what you can't measure. We need a target so to speak, so communication is a key priority to our success. We avoid a lot of the miscommunication that other projects have with a separate architect and separate contractor. Our design and construction process is much more fluid and really almost becomes one. Our design philosophy is to celebrate the craftsmanship of the trades, so it really makes it easier for us since we get to work directly with the men and women who are the craftsman on the field. It also happens to be more fun,” Rosario told TIR.
To get started on designing & building your dream home, contact Rosario Mannino and his team.
NEW JERSEY OFFICE
38 Park Avenue
2nd Floor
Rutherford, NJ 07070
201.677.3373
NYC OFFICE
138 West 25th Street
9th Floor
New York, NY 10001
347.708.6730
