Highland Hall Residences, Stanford University in California by LEGORRETA

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After having designed the “Schwab” Residential Center with Steinberg in 1997, the Graduate School of Business New Residential Building “Highland Hall” joins the Stanford University complex in 2016.

The 14, 000 m2 building includes a maximum of 4 floors and provides 200 beds with service areas and spaces for diverse public activities.

Located in the Serra street, which besides crossing the campus serves as an academic corridor, “Highland Hall” is located at the East end, next to the “Schwab” Residential Center, which is connected through a Mall located at North of the new building and that in turn, will allow the building merge with the local urban landscape.

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• Architects: LEGORRETA
• Project: Highland Hall Residences, Stanford University
• Location: 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University, California, U.S.A.
• Photography: Hunter Kerhart
  
• Client: Stanford University
  
• LEGORRETA® Team: Víctor Legorreta, Miguel Almaraz, Adriana Ciklik, Carlos Vargas, Miguel Alatriste, Tania Bárcena, Daniel Rosselló, Brenda Mendoza, Paulina Gutiérrez, Lourdes del Val, Rebeca Cors, and Maggy Carral
  
• Associate and Executive Architect: Steinberg
  
• Steinberg Team: Rob Steinberg, Ernest T. Yamane, Jonathan Chao, Mani Farhadi, Maggie Zhang, and Frank Sheng
  
• Landscape Architecture: Tom Leader Studio
  
• Structural Design: KPFF Consulting Engineers
  

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• Mechanical Design: Design/Build Mechanical Contractor: Therma Corporation
  
• Electrical Design: Schematic Basis of Design: Interface Engineering, Design/Build Electrical
  
• Contractor: Sprig Electric
  
• Acoustical Design: Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc.
  
• Lighting Consultant: J S Nolan + Associates Lighting Design, LLC
  
• Security Consultant: Stanford
  
• Cost Estimator: Devcon Construction Incorporated
  
• Contractor: Devcon Construction Incorporated
  
• Art: Adán Paredes – “Textiles of Eternal Traces”, Pilar Climent –“Through The Looking Gate”, Frida Escobedo “Musical Grill”
  
• Area: 14,000 m2
  
• Year: 2012 – 2016

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

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Two key elements of its design are the courtyards that are aligned on the East-West axis with those of “Schwab” and the walkway from North to South, which serves to connect the two residential buildings with the “Knight” Management Center, forming in this way an Academic and Residential Complex of the Business Administration School.

The new building is divided into three sections: West, North and South; where a variety of multipurpose areas, public seating areas, kitchens and dining rooms, both inside and outside are located for the use of the school community.

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The access tower to “Highland Hall”, considered as its iconic element, is 12.5m in height and is located in the entry plaza to the East side of the complex, thus emphasizing the relationship with the current residential building. In its rear side the Lobby Lounge is found, that besides being a key space for the reception of the new building; it also serves as a connection to the main courtyard and the different levels of the complex.

In the main courtyard a sculptural staircase was devised, where the ground floor has an art piece (“Textiles of Eternal Traces”), that consists of fountain and a glazed ceramic mat, designed by sculptor artist Adán Paredes.

Similarly, the inclusion of artistic interventions in the “Contemplative” and “Events” courtyards with the participation of two other Mexican artists: Pilar Climent and Frida Escobedo, with pieces that are built into the architecture that will provide character to the new building.

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © Hunter Kerhart

Image Courtesy © LEGORRETA

Image Courtesy © LEGORRETA

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