This 60,000 SF comprehensive outpatient
cancer diagnostic & treatment center is part of the Mount
Sinai Medical Center campus. The four-story glass enclosed
facility is designed to maximize natural light and to capture
the panoramic ocean, sky and city views. The interior elevator
lobbies and waiting areas are connected on all levels by a
four story central atrium.
The modern structure consists of three distinct geometric
shapes: circular, rectangular, and curvilinear. Each is
concrete-framed and sheathed in multi-colored glass panels.
The curved and interlocking masses of the building, the
suspended canopy design and green, pink and purple tinted
glass is a contemporary reflection of the Art Deco idiom which
is prevalent in Miami Beach.
Through the extensive application of glass exterior cladding,
natural light is maximized. The high performance reflective
colored glass acts as a 3-dimensional screen where the
constantly changing patterns of sun and clouds, as well as the
reflection of the ocean, are displayed both inside and outside
the building. The first floor reception area of the cylinder
is a four-story open atrium topped by an elliptical skylight
and surrounded by open balconies on all floors. The fully
glazed 60-foot high circular central lobby directs light into
the main reception and public spaces and laterally into other
adjoining patient areas.
A major design challenge was to address the periodic severe
weather conditions of Miami Beach. The structure is designed
with high-strength laminated glass and heavy-duty framing and
structural support systems to withstand hurricane winds of 170
miles per hour.
