HealthCare Chaplaincy Palliative Care Campus

FXCollaborative designed HealthCare Chaplaincy's new LEED Platinum 180,000-square-foot Palliative Care Campus on the East River Waterfront. The HealthCare Chaplaincy is a national leader in research, education, and multi-faith patient-centered care. The campus was designed to be the organization's premier national facility for palliative care, in addition to serving and embracing the local community. Palliative care, a comprehensive approach to treating serious illness, focuses on a patient's physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being. With its prominent location along the East River, the exterior form, detail, massing, and the building's overall architectural expression is an iconic representation of the organization's aspirations. The building incorporates garden façades on the south and west faces of the building, providing a "dialogue of green" with the East River and existing green areas. The organic shape of the Chaplaincy reflects the nature of its riverside location as well as its focus on sustainability and its function as a "healing" center. Collaborators included Clodagh and MHG Architects.