The new landmark city hall, library and parking structure lines the east edge of a new city square park consisting of formal green space, a fountain pool which becomes a skating rink during the winter months, and a pavilion building. The modern glass and brick design recalls the City’s roots as an important industrial and research and development town whose great icon was the GM Tech Center.  The new building, which features a 7-story clock tower, creates a powerful visual “bookend” to the Vehicle Engineering Center, the tallest building on the GM Tech Center campus.

 

To establish a strong presence and visually complement future high-rise development, the city hall offices are stacked three floors above the new library.  A grand glass-walled atrium links the four floors, serves as the indoor public space, and overlooks the new city square.  The structural columns and soffit of the large cantilevered roof canopy creates a modern formal front porch.

 

 

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