Belleville Public Gallery
Belleville Public Gallery
& John M. Parrott Art Gallery
Location
Belleville, Ontario
Project Value
$8,500,000
Architect / Engineer
Zeidler Partnership, Bel-Con Engineering Ltd.
Project Description
This project was a 40,000 square feet, multi-storey, cast-in-place concrete stucture with advanced climate control. It was constructed in the busy downtown core and required specialized safety and scheduling considerations. Consistng of two contrasting structures adjoined, a rectangular building housing book stacks, lounges and study places while also housing a gallery program and a circular structure which is more public in nature, a meeting place. The glass cube clerestory filters light down to the rotunda by day and becomes a “beacon” for the Library at night. The Belleville Public Library & Art Gallery is a centrepiece in the revitalization of Belleville’s downtown core.
