Thornberg Construction completed a commercial remodel of an existing daycare building in Redmond, Washington. The project touched multiple parts of the building, from a classroom conversion upstairs to a refreshed front entrance for families and staff arriving each day.
Before the remodel, the building included two classrooms downstairs and a separate residential apartment upstairs. Thornberg converted that upstairs apartment into a third classroom, adding usable teaching space to the school without expanding the building's footprint. The finished classroom includes a skylight, low storage cubbies sized for young children, a round rug for group activities, and a dedicated sink and counter area for classroom activities and cleanup.
The daycare's two original classrooms downstairs remain part of the school's everyday operation, rounding out three classrooms total across the building. A bathroom was fitted with grab bars and a wall-mounted sink, and other interior spaces, including a stairway with a new handrail and a small seating nook, and an entry area with a half-wall divider and glass exit doors, were part of the same remodel scope.
Out front, Thornberg remodeled the entrance to create a more welcoming arrival experience for the school. The updated entrance includes a covered walkway and an accessible ramp with a metal railing, giving families and staff a clear, covered path from the parking area to the door.
This project reflects the kind of work a commercial remodel like this involves: converting existing residential-style space into functional classroom space, updating entryways and circulation for daily use by families and staff, and fitting bathrooms and common areas to serve a school environment rather than a private home.
For daycare and preschool operators in the Redmond area considering a similar conversion or remodel, this project is a working example of what that scope of work looks like: turning underused space into additional classrooms and creating a more welcoming entrance for the people who use the building every day.
