The outer skin of the double curtain wall features 10-and-a-half foot glass units. (Jeff Goldberg/Esto)
A research center in Manhattan gets a custom facade solution for energy efficiency and user comfort.
Ennead Architects and Heintges & Associates recently completed construction on the 475,000-square-foot Belfer Research Center, Weill Cornell Medical College’s latest expansion to Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The building’s facade includes a unique double skin system on the southern face to define the medical campus’ identity, provide ample natural light without glare to the laboratory spaces, and create a highly efficient envelope. Read more…