Weill Greenberg Center at Weill Cornell Medical College
The 14-story Ambulatory Care and Medical Education Building was conceived as a folded, crystalline structure to complement the surrounding stone façades of the Weill Cornell Medical College campus.
The curtain wall on the north and east façades incorporates 60,000 sq. ft. of low-iron insulating glass that is four-side-structurally glazed to unitized aluminum frames, which are sloped and folded along vertical and diagonal mullions. The white, custom-pattern ceramic frit merges the glass's vision area and spandrel area to create a minimally reflective, unified appearance.
Urban hospital tower enclosed by an all-glass, unitized curtain wall with "folded" geometry.
MATERIALS
- Low-iron Glass
- Low-e Glass Coating
- Ceramic Frit
- Zinc Panels
- Insulated Glazing Units
TECHNOLOGIES
- Unitized Curtain Wall
- Point-supported Canopy
- Structural Silicone Glazing
- Thermally Broken Enclosure System
LOCATION:
New York, NY
ARCHITECT:
Polshek Partnership Architects
OWNER:
Weill Cornell Medical College
BUILDING TYPE:
Medical
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION:
New
PHASES OF INVOLVEMENT:
All Phases
CLADDING AREA:
120,000
COMPLETION DATE:
2005