The plot on which these laboratories are located was the last one available at Columbia University’s Morningside campus, and therefore the new gateway to the campus from its Manhattanville expansion. From the start it was decided that the new buildin
To meet the most convenient size standards for research labs, the project features two structures – one of concrete and another of steel – which offer views of the central atrium. A wrap-around terrace connects the workspaces with the outdoors while
With its alterpieces all lit and the way it opens itself to the city, the church reinterprets the features of the traditional prototype of the Christian temple, adapting the buildig to the cultural context.