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ABC Cancer Center / HKS

01:00 - 22 August, 2011
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Architects
HKS
Location
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Architect
HKS, Inc.
Project Team
Enrique Greenwell, Bruce E. Johnson, Dulce Torres
Mep Engineer
Hector Gomez Engineers
Structural Engineer
Correa Hermanos S.A. de C.V.
General Contractor
Abitat
Area
65000.0 sqm
Project Year
2009
Photographs
Blake Marvin

From the architect. The synergy of the Centro de Cancer ABC (American British Cowdray Cancer
Center) creates an optimal treatment environment for patients challenged with persevering through
an intimidating and life-changing experience.Located in Mexico City, this comprehensive oncology
center integrates radiation therapy, chemotherapy, minor procedures, clinical multi-specialty

phorum
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teams, diagnostics, and patient support and
education.

throughout the campus are now consolidated into one multi-modality center. This facility also

brings many of the oncology specialists together in one building, creating a multi-disciplined team
organization for physicians and sta.
Chemotherapy is located on the top floor and provides views of the city skyline through landscaped
terraces just outside the windows. A healing garden provides respite for patients, visitors and sta,
and is adjacent to Christian and Jewish chapels.

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A portion of the project site is allotted for a neighborhood park to further serve the community and
integrate the building into the neighborhood fabric. The entire street edge of the building has
landscaping along the perimeter. Patient drop-o and valet services are available at two levels, and
grade-level parking is located immediately adjacent to the building.

Several factors played a role in the design challenge; the odd-shaped urban site locked the project
between older residential buildings, streets, a group of old warehouses and a small triangular strip
of land. The main hospital sits across the street, so the approach was to find connectivity with it,
take advantage of views of the city skyline toward the south and prevent undesired views of
adjacent rooops, while at the same time providing with much needed natural light into every
space available. A combination of vision glass was used to enhance and frame views, while spandrel
and sandblasted glass served to block and filter natural light in others, so patients would not face
undesired lines of sight.

The need to create a front that drivers would recognize as the main entry, due to the streets
disorderly layout shaped a four-story glazed atrium that acts as the generator of the overall form; its
concave glass follows the newly-introduced roundabout that leads visitors and patients under the
drop-o canopy. This solution enabled the design team to re-introduce and expand the existing
green space and enhance it, connecting it visually to the building and intertwining it with the urban
fabric.

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Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

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