A 2,000 sq ft coffee shop buildout in Richmond featuring a curved concrete service counter with stainless steel tops, custom FRP kitchen, full MEP rough-in, pendant + recessed lighting, and finish work that turned a bare retail shell into a fully operating café.
The owner of Wah Coffee Shop came to Kings Contractors with a 2,000 sq ft retail shell in Richmond and a vision for a warm, industrial-modern coffee bar with high ceilings, exposed ductwork, and a curved concrete service counter as the centerpiece. The project, designed by JMack Architects, would convert the existing retail space into a code-compliant A2 assembly occupancy with a 74-person capacity.
Kings Contractors handled the entire buildout end-to-end: counter framing and stainless steel installation, kitchen FRP panels for a code-compliant cooking area, full plumbing including a health-department-required hand sink (with concrete slab saw-cut), restroom finish, pendant and recessed lighting throughout, dedicated electrical circuits for coffee and ice machines, fireproof ceiling tiles above the workstation, custom 2×2 lumber ceiling framing, barn doors, and final cleaning.
Coordination across trades was managed in-house, permits and inspections handled directly with the city, and the space delivered fully ready for opening day.
Full-service general contracting from rough framing through final cleaning. Every trade managed in-house or through our vetted crew of specialists.
Wah Coffee Shop today — open and operating, with the buildout Kings Contractors completed.
Architectural drawings, code review, and finish specifications by JMack Architects, Houston, TX. MEP engineering by Source2Load Engineering & Consulting. Construction and millwork executed by Kings Contractors.
From cafés and restaurants to retail and office buildouts — Kings Contractors handles the whole project, start to finish.