Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Chestnut Hill
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
Image credit: Robert Benson Photography
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Our Project
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Chestnut Hill is a 140,000-square-foot comprehensive cancer care center, the adaptive reuse renovation of a former shopping mall outside metropolitan Boston. Three themes — shelter, light and connectivity — guide this elegant and flowing solution that strives to foster patient and staff well-being. As a fundamentally patient-focused facility, the design is an antidote to one of the most stressful and challenging life experiences. A series of tactile elements, such as the undulating wood benches, walls and soffit panels, bring coherence, visually and physically embracing occupants. Far from sterile, soft sculptural soffits, reception desks and nurses stations evoke a gentle touch; radiused corners guide fluid movement and circulation. Together these elements create a sheltered, protected and healing experience.
Our Approach to Health Care Projects
Health care planning and design has been the foundation of our team-based practice. The result of this focus is demonstrated through the long-standing relationships we have built with leading health care institutions, and through our work at some of the most prestigious teaching hospitals across the country. We take pride in designing hospitals that are humane and sustainable, representing core values of our society: service, compassion, healing and a common spirit and vision.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Chestnut Hill
Region: Region 7
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Square Footage: 140,000
Completion Date: January 2021
Payette's work focuses on fusing building performance-in the areas of energy efficiency, occupant experience and programmatic innovation-with exceptionally well-executed architectural design. What has emerged from this Fusion of Design + Performance is an architecture of consistently high quality and sophistication, as evidenced by a surge in national recognition in both areas. It has also led to the development of a uniquely collaborative, participatory and entrepreneurial firm culture.
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CONTACT
Jennifer Hegarty
Director of Marketing
jhegarty@payette.com
LOCATION
290 Congress St., Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02210
617-895-1000