The Roseville Civic Center expansion not only creatively surrounds the existing 17,457-sq.-ft. City Hall, but also serves as a catalyst for the city’s goal of revitalizing its urban core.

The 53,447-sq.-ft. project was completed for $14.1 million, including $3.5 million for utility relocation and infrastructure improvements.

The primary purpose of the building was to provide a central location for all permit processing and bill payment functions for city customers.

While the “one-stop” permit center is designed to meet the business needs of Roseville, the block-wide plaza will serve as a central gathering place for residents and visitors.

The forms and materials are designed to express the city’s request for a statement of “aggressive humility” for this community of 92,000 residents, while at the same time clearly expressing civic purpose. Plaster- and limestone-clad walls flank the rotunda—a classical expression of civic function in America and the western world. The building marks its place in time in the new century, but, at the same time, is respectful and deferential to the relatively simple pre-World War II context of Vernon Street—Roseville’s main thoroughfare.

Dignified yet welcoming, rich in character, but of modest budget, were the dominant themes that emerged from a very public programming and design process.

Quotable:
“It’s such a pleasure to hear people tell us what a beautiful building it is and that finally Roseville has a civic center that reflects the spirit of our community.”

Claudia Gama,
Mayor, City of Roseville