
project overview
Belle’s work focuses on the often-forgotten colonial narratives embedded in the architecture and material culture of contemporary society. Her Triennial installation, The House That Freedoms Built, presents three fretwork-adorned structures inspired by the shapes of 18th-century houses built by formerly enslaved people on Saint Croix, set in dialogue with the Georgian Revival exterior of the Carnegie Mansion.
Powerhouse Arts was commissioned to realize the engineering, fabrication, and installation of the artwork, which included the following services: Consulting & Fabrication Design, Modeling & Parametric Design, Engineering Certifications, Fabrication Drawings, Shop Drawings, CNC milling, Metalwork, Finishing, and Installation.





































