A curtain wall designed for the movements of a seismically isolated hospital.
Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital
MBY provided stick-built curtain wall design services for the Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital in Istanbul, one of Turkey's largest healthcare campuses. The scope included the main façade system together with the entrance canopies and skylights, requiring a coordinated approach across a complex programme of clinical buildings and public arrival spaces.
As the hospital was designed with seismic isolation, façade design had to respond to the movement characteristics of the isolated structure while maintaining continuity between the curtain wall, roof glazing and entrance elements. The project required carefully developed interfaces, support arrangements and connection details, providing a robust and integrated envelope solution for this high-profile healthcare development.
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