The Moscow municipal oncology clinic N62 is one of the leading centers for cancer research and treatment. The complex is situated in the Moscow-area village of Stepanovskoe, in the place of a former manor house; today, the only thing that reminds of it are the picturesque alleyways, gradually bleeding into a woodland that the local historians call the “Moscow Monrepo”. The place of the manor house is occupied by the clinic’s minor building; the main one is situated in the building of the Istra health center that has been here since 1959. With time, the surgical and radiological buildings also appeared.

The excessive stylistic diversity of the buildings is offset by century-old trees that surround them, as well as by cutting-edge equipment and highly skilled medical professionals. Making accurate diagnoses, choosing effective therapy, and combating the disease effectively is facilitated by molecular research. This is why the need for a designated building for a modern laboratory has long been in existence.

Ilia Mashkov

One of our main tasks was to create a comfortable environment for the laboratory specialists, and I think we quite succeeded. The laboratory research rooms and the corridor, which is separated from them by a transparent wall, and the glass rear facade command a breathtaking view of the forest that begins behind the laboratory building.

Dmitry Kanner, Chief Physician of Hospital No. 62

We habitually perceive laboratory research as something utilitarian, requiring only sufficient space to accommodate equipment and materials. Working together with architects on our laboratory has revealed to us that even a functional space can be interesting, impressive and inspiring.