Broadway Youth Center

Spaces for young people are intentionally located on the uppermost floors to provide separation from the activity, distractions, and stresses of the busy street. With floor-to-ceiling windows and a spectacular, panoramic view of the city, the Transgender and Gender-Non-Conforming (TGNC) center anchors the east end of the light-filled fifth floor and communicates that the safety and well-being of these young people are the most important part of this project.

On the lower floors, clinical floors affirm and support all aspects of the well-being of clients. Individual exam rooms, staff offices, and support spaces are designed to ensure privacy. A window in each exam room provides natural light and an automatically controlled HEPA filtration unit improves air quality. High-performance glazing products are used to improve acoustic isolation from the nearby train, increasing client comfort and experience. Warm maple wood floors, clean blue accents, and plenty of natural light create a welcoming atmosphere, emphasizing serenity and calm.

Administrative spaces located in the middle floor emphasize collaboration between health care and social service providers, allow access to both clinical and social service facilities, and provide a variety of office and conference rooms for flexible meetings and project staging.

On the South end of the building, an interactive art display is a part of the exterior ‘quilt’ that allows the BYC to revise, adapt, and evolve its visual identity over time, projected to all who pass by the building on adjacent elevated tracks. This custom projection art installation in the movement and dance room creates a constantly-changing, colorful spectacle that broadcasts the organizations values and conveys the dynamic energy of its clients and community.