Cosmetology & Advanced Visualization Center
Cosmetology Program and Advanced Visualization Center
Wallace State Community College | Hanceville Campus
Renovation of a Building for the Cosmetology Program and Advanced Visualization Center at Wallace State Community College
This project consisted of renovating an existing portion of the Art and History building into a state-of-the-art cosmetology and advanced visualization center. The project includes a new 2,800 sq. ft. cosmetology lab, facials room, manicure/pedicure room, advanced visualization classroom, locker room, faculty offices, supply room, restrooms, and auxiliary spaces. This 9,000 sq. ft. renovation includes top-of-the-line interior finishes and furnishings which will provide a complete “spa-like” experience for students and the community alike.
Aho Architects has completed 36 projects for Wallace State Community College.
“We feel as though we are coming to class at a spa every single day. How great is that?”
Scope of Work
New Advanced Visualization Classroom
Cosmetic Arts Laboratory
Manicure/Pedicure Room
Facial Room
Offices
Exterior improvements like a new Entry Canopy and Concrete Plaza
Interesting Fact
The College President requested a spa-like setting, modelling real-world spa environments.
“Wallace State’s Cosmetology program has a rich history and an extensive list of alumni who are successful as stylists or cosmetologists... Workforce demands, however, dictated that Wallace State expand its emphasis in the cosmetic arts to include skin and nail care in addition to hair care. Our newly renovated building projects a quality learning environment that is of spa quality so that our graduates will have been exposed to a state-of-the-art workplace as a learning environment. They will have an edge on the competition for high demand jobs because of the breadth of learning experiences at Wallace State.”
