VSBA has just completed renovations at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts to create a home for the new Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.
Formerly an underused space without much comfort or amenity, the new Arts Lounge is now a wonderful place to view art, attend a concert, study, practice a play, or just hang out.
Our main challenges were: how can we overcome the building’s physical limitations to promote its activities and identity — and accomplish this through very strategic changes on a tight budget?