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The Wistar Institute | Robert and Penny Fox Tower

Located in West Philadelphia, the Wistar Institute is the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute. The Robert and Penny Fox Tower satisfies the Institute’s need for state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research space and a stronger, more unified visual identity.

In addition to the design and engineering of the research building, Ballinger provided existing facility assessment, master planning and programming to determine the best solution for Wistar.

The project comprises a seven-story research tower, an iconic new entrance leading to a public Forum, and a central utility plant. Located at the center of the complex, and with links to other Wistar buildings, the design unites the campus. The tower establishes a unique identity and marks the new entry along Spruce Street. Glass cladding promotes transparency and reinforces the open civic relationship between the Wistar Institute and its surroundings.

The Forum, a sky-lit atrium, is the hub for scientific exchange, promoting the entrepreneurial culture of innovation that characterizes a successful independent research institute. The original mission of the Institute as a teaching museum is honored through displays, lectures and seminars engaging the broader research community.

The research labs are located behind an occupiable double skin façade to buffer the highly-controlled environment of the labs from the exterior at the south facade. A high-performance curtain wall system with a ceramic frit glass on low-E insulated glazing provides ambient light and screened views into the lab space while deflecting heat gain. Interior glazing permits daylight to penetrate deep into the lab zone.

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Architecture  |  Engineering
Interior Design  |  Master Planning |
Preservation + Adaptive Reuse

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Awards

Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers, Outstanding Project Award, 2015

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