Project overview
The new home for Canada’s National Ballet School delivers a state-of-the-art facility to match the institution’s international profile and provide a platform for the continued advancement of its innovative programs.
The building complex includes two heritage buildings on Jarvis Street that were restored and incorporated into the new campus building. The neighbouring residential towers were developed at the same time as a private/public partnership to form an integrated precinct.
Grand Jeté
The new studio building is set back from Jarvis Street behind the heritage buildings, and new pavilions and garden courts complete the streetscape. The studio building- the Celia Franca Centre – is in effect designed as a vertical campus, affording students outdoor decks and rooftop recreational space in an otherwise highly constrained urban site. The Town Square – the heart of the school – occupies the space between the restored Northfield House and the Celia Franca Centre.
