Valley Forge Educational Services

Award Winning Media Center

Malvern, PA | 1,700 SF

Valley Forge Educational Services is an APS located on a large campus in Malvern, offering a continuum of conventional educational, summer enriched school-year and employment-related programs for people with disabilities. HSA’s ongoing relationship with VFES began in 2017. The third phase of VFES’ efforts was the necessary upgrades to the Library to transform the space into a versatile Media Center. The 1,700 square foot space was a ‘full gut’ project providing new ceiling, lighting, walls with safety glass or high impact plastic (lexan), furniture, and finishes. The renovation design imagines an open feeling multi-use space that is shared by middle and high school students. The design consists of 4 zones: the entry zone, the gaming zone, the media teaching zone, and the library zone. The Library Zone saw a reduction in current books by 50% as to allow space for both lounge and teaching area, as well as the librarian desk/storage. The multiple furnished zones allow flexibility of program for use by students, clubs, and faculty.

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VFES Media Center, 2024, American School and University Educational Interiors Showcase, Outstanding Design