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Project Mission:
The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Research Building incorporates basic science
laboratories, dry laboratories, vivarium, and education center. Designed in
collaboration with Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, the building is to be
completed in 2006. This new research facility is intended to create an inspiring
and interactive environment for innovative cancer research, as well as create a
distinct civic identity for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Building Type, Program, Location:
The proposed research tower is located on the hospital s main campus in New York
City between York Avenue and First Avenue and Sixty Seventh and Sixty Ninth
Streets. The new 684,00 gsf facility incorporates three major programmatic
elements: Research Laboratories, including, wet labs, lab support, offices, dry
labs, and interaction spaces; Vivarium, consisting of animal research, imaging
and surgery facilities; and Public Functions, including lobby, conference center
and auditorium.
Client s Goals:
Promote the institutional mission of cutting edge cancer research and treatment
Provide a supportive and creative environment for researchers and staff
Reinforce MSKCC s role within the community
Express a distinct image for MSKCC
Embody the ideal of research as the basis for healing patient care, innovative
treatment and the prevention and cure of cancer
Issues and Constraints:
Located on a dense, midlock urban site, the new building must create efficient
and flexible research space, while responding to stringent urban design, zoning
and phasing constraints. Issues include:
Complex phasing
Minimized construction disruption and schedule
Community concerns
Relationship to a diverse context.
Design Approach:
The Design consolidates all research space into a compact phase I Tower,
minimizing construction duration and disruption. Phase II includes a seven story
education and dry laboratory pavilion. Programmatic functions are organized into
three clear architectural components: a laboratory bar with linear equipment
room and support, a public circulation spine and an office/interaction cluster.
This approach:
Maximizes efficiency and flexibility
Maximizes views and natural light
Creates clear functional zoning and systems integration
Allows for future expansion
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