In December, Toronto-headquartered KPMB completed its latest cultural project, the Harrison McCain Pavilion at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Wrapped in a distinctive fanned facade, the long and low-slung 9,000-square-foot structure was designed as a welcoming civic space-slash-entry lobby for the 64-year-old museum and houses a café, membership and visitor services, gift shop, and additional exhibition space. The project marks the third and final phase of an comprehensive campus refresh at the Beaverbrook, with the Harrison McCain Pavilion joining a handful of other major new additions including a three-story gallery pavilion completed in 2016 with a design by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects.
The Harrison McCain Pavilion’s pre-cast concrete and glass facade gently curves away from busy Queen Street, allowing the sweeping exterior stairs to function as what the architects refer to as an inviting “front porch” for public gatherings. Inside, a fireplace situated on the east end of the building provides another natural space for public congregation. The pavilion’s classical colonnade references the ubiquitous porticos and porches found throughout the surrounding historic district in downtown Fredericton. (Sitting on the banks of the St. John River, the Beaverbrook campus is located directly across Queen Street from the historic New Brunswick Legislative Building.)
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