MacDonald Architects' Buildings

Stanford University Graduate Housing, Stanford, California:

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Invited to enter a limited architectural competition by Stanford University, MacDonald Architects submitted this project proving unique in its layout which could be flexible in function (during the project's life)- capable of adapting as research labs, classrooms or student housing.

Hand-drawn sketch showing arched passageway between two buildings

Site plan featuring new buildings and new landscaping

The buildings were designed as armatures for potential change, but the design presently accommodates graduate student housing, (with a 200 resident capacity), a student restaurant and recreation center with parking for the residents.

Relief model illustrating color scheme (left); Site model showing complex (right)

Designed to integrate with the adjacent buildings' context, the new complex utilized the University’s existing aesthetic- terracotta roof tiles, plaster walls and arches- while also blending the buildings' masses into the campus' historical grid system. The new landscaping was also derived from the existing landscape patterns.