도심지 병원의 수직 증·개축 사례 연구 - 뉴욕 맨해튼에 위치한 M 암 전문병원의 증·개축 사례를 중심으로 -

A study on the vertical expansion of the urban hospital - Focused on the case of the M Cancer Center in Manhattan, NY -

With the rapid changes in healthcare system, the impact on healthcare design is significant and constantly changed. Because of emergence of new technology, far-advanced methods of healthcare delivery, and changing social and environmental issues, the healthcare planners and architects have to make sure that future expansion are taken into consideration when they design the hospitals. This thesis aims to investigate the hospital remodeling cases in Korea and USA and find the solutions for the vertical expansion of the hospitals in the metropolitan area where the buildings may be limited to be horizontally expanded. The M Cancer center in Manhattan, NY is selected to be carefully investigated and analyzed. Based on this analysis, the strategy for the vertical expansion of the hospital will be suggested.