TISCH TRANSFORMATION: Tisch Elevators & Lobby
PROJECT OVERVIEW
NYU Langone Medical Center is upgrading the elevator service in Tisch Hospital by adding a new bank of four elevators that will ease congestion in the main lobby and speed access to the upper floors of the hospital. The four new cars will be housed in an 18-story tower enclosed in glass, which offers elevator passengers views of the courtyard, Medical Center Campus and East River. The tower will be built just outside the building envelope of Tisch Hospital and subsequently connected to the structure at each of the floors. This method of construction will minimize disruption to the hospital, which will remain fully functional throughout the project. The Medical Center will also refurbish Tisch's main lobby and enhance the public spaces on the upper patient floors.
DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS
- Dramatically designed Elevator Tower abutting the Tisch Building, which will house four new elevators and increase the total number of cars serving the hospital to 12
- Renovated and expanded Tisch Main Lobby, which will feature new patient and visitor amenities as well as a more spacious and comfortable environment
- Family Resource Center on the Main Lobby floor, offering a concierge, medical library resources and other services, as well as conference and private consultation spaces
- A quiet Meditation Area located just off the Main Lobby
- An expanded and relocated Pharmacy featuring advanced technology
- New Upper Floor Amenities such as waiting areas and meeting spaces
- Upgrades to building infrastructure and systems, including advanced information technology
LOCATION
The Tower will be constructed in the Tisch courtyard, which will be closed initially during the project and then gradually restored and reopened to the public as construction proceeds.
START
October 2010
COMPLETION
Late 2012
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