PCPA?s design of Buerger Center is a dynamic addition to CHOP?s main campus in West Philadelphia. Composed of stacked, undulating forms and a palette of primary colors, the twelve-story building and six-story wing offer young children and families an uplifting, interactive setting for treatment.

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Architects: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects · Office Profile

Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA

Senior Design Principals: Cesar Pelli FAIA, Fred Clarke FAIA

Principal In Charge: Mark Shoemaker AIA

Area: 65000.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Jeff Goldberg/Esto · Photographer Profile

Project Manager: Christopher Koon AIA
Architect Of Record: FKP Architects

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From the architect. PCPA?s design of Buerger Center is a dynamic addition to CHOP?s main campus in West Philadelphia. Composed of stacked, undulating forms and a palette of primary colors, the twelve-story building and six-story wing offer young children and families an uplifting, interactive setting for treatment.

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Easy-to-navigate floors, colorful pods with ?Wait, Play, Learn? displays for fun engagement, and a roof top garden for rehabilitation and play are features that help reduce the stress typically associated with hospitals.

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