Sunflower School
City: San Jose
Size: 3000 square feet
Service: Conditional Use Permit, Interior Architecture, Construction administration
Client: Sunflower Child Development Center
Project Types: Private Education
A historic building helps meet the elevated need for preschools in Silicon Valley
Sunflower Child Development Center project involved remodeling three buildings, one a historic landmark, into classrooms to accommodate 40 children. The historic building was the base of a water tower dating from the early 1900s that we converted into a classroom. TOPA worked closely with the city and the community to get approval for this project. Open neighborhood meetings generated ideas and goodwill, and the team incorporated solutions to the community concerns about pick/drop traffic patterns, lighting, and soundproofing into the final designs.