David H. Koch Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Patients enter through a soaring, light-filled space with unobstructed paths to a central reception desk and self-registration kiosks, from which they proceed to elevators that carry them to clinical floors. Clinical support spaces are patient-focused and efficient, with the flexibility to accommodate future technologies and changes in patient care. The facility’s primary services include outpatient surgery, endoscopy, interventional radiology, diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology, infusion, and digestive disease treatments.

Within the 40-foot-high lobby, a sweeping mezzanine offers a multipurpose gathering space with food service and a direct connection to the adjoining Wellness Center. An open stair invites access to the more intimate upper mezzanine, providing a comfortable “living room” for patients and their families.

An all-glass facade was suggested by the fact that the exterior edge of the building is primarily circulation space. The insertion of a wood screen into the triple-glazed assembly and application of a frit pattern on the inner surface of the outer pane give the curtain wall its distinctive character, achieving richness and variety in a highly sustainable form.

The transparent glass wall behind reveals the entire interior to the street—not only the main lobby but also the exceptionally welcoming drive-through beyond.