Jefferson University Hospitals
Master Plan, Philadelphia, PA
Together, the university and hospital comprise approximately 3.5 million square feet of built space distributed over nine city blocks in the heart of historic Center City Philadelphia. This master plan integrates clinical and academic functions and provides a roadmap for future facility growth, restoration, and modernization.
Key Features
- Campus is surrounded by several distinctive urban neighborhoods and includes a wide range of architectural styles.
- Master plan calls for restrained massing, landscaping, sensitivity to context, and implementation of easy-to-navigate circulation paths to realize clinical and academic ambitions and offer an enduring moment in the urban fabric.
- Plan proposes the development of a new generation of academic buildings fronted by an urban plaza to provide a cohesive center of gravity and unify the campus within its context.
- Preliminary design concepts incorporate active public functions such as retail stores and spaces for interpretive art, as well as restful green spaces reminiscent of William Penn's original 1682 Center City plan.
