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MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING - DAVID H. KOCH CENTER FOR CANCER CARE

Located in Manhattan’s dense Upper East Side, the massing of this 25-floor building is broken into smaller volumes to reduce its scale to fit the adjacent neighborhood. The assemblage of the volumes represents various programmatic needs, scaled vertically from most public to more private. Setbacks animate the façade, allowing for a healing garden and green‐roofed terraces to benefit patients, caregivers, and staff with destinations and areas of respite. They also importantly maximize views and help to reduce the bulk of the building, the largest freestanding cancer center in New York City.

UNIQUE FACADE

The façade is a collection of unitized façade panels based on the structural grid and consisting of terra cotta fins, flat panels, zinc and glass infill. The relationship between opaque (terra cotta) and transparent (glass) wall is balanced for environmental and natural light control. The varying vertical fin depths and window sizes responds to solar orientation and internal program requirements. The result is a responsive façade that reduces solar heat gain and glare, while also providing occupants access to an abundance of natural light and expansive views of the East River and city.