Child Mind Institute Headquarters
CHILD MIND INSTITUTE HEADQUARTERS
New York, NY
The new headquarters for the Child Mind Institute (CMI) in New York City represents a significant milestone in the organization’s mission to transform the landscape of child and adolescent mental health care. SKOLNICK Architecture’s spatial design embodies an innovative approach that prioritizes healing, community, and connection. Spanning 82,000 square feet across five floors, the headquarters is more than just a workplace—it is a sanctuary for children, families, researchers, and clinicians dedicated to advancing mental health support and scientific research.
Services
Institutional Programming
Interpretive Programming
Master Planning
Site Selection, Planning, and Design
Architectural Design
Interior Design
Project Management
Graphic Design
Signage and Wayfinding
Size
32,000 SF
A COMMUNITY-CENTERED DESIGN
The core concept driving the architectural design of CMI’s headquarters is community. Recognizing that healing environments should be as warm and welcoming as they are functional, SKOLNICK designed the space to mirror the familiar and dynamic structure of an urban neighborhood. The layout is organized around a grid of boulevards, streets, and parks—metaphors for movement and connection within the building.
Waiting areas and breakout spaces, named after iconic New York City neighborhoods, such as Chelsea and Tribeca, are located at the building perimeter, creating light-filled moments of respite and familiarity for patients and families.
THE HEALING POWER OF ART
A distinguishing feature of the new headquarters is its commitment to incorporating art as a vital component of the healing process. A small group of individuals with deep ties to the art world collaborated to develop a comprehensive art program, ensuring that the space would be both visually inspiring and emotionally soothing. The permanent collection includes works by renowned artists such as Alice Aycock, Willie Cole, Sally Gall, Sam Gilliam, April Gornik, Eliot Greenwald, Bryan Hunt, KAWS, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Michal Rovner, Michelle Samour, Kenny Scharf, Michelle Simonetti, Vaughn Spann, Pat Steir, Adam Sultan, and Dustin Yellin, among many others. These pieces, located throughout the headquarters, enrich the healing experience for thousands of children, families, and professionals who pass through its doors.
NYU LANGONE HEALTH
HASSENFELD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
EZRA ABRAHAM TO LIFE FOUNDATION ACTIVITY ROOM
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
PIROGOV CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL