As the Law School’s new focal point along a principal circulation route, the campus’s residential and academic precincts are better connected. Bold axial paths through plazas, walkways, and building entries create a series of linked, open spaces. The elevated terrace provides an intimate, shaded, and flexible space that can be used for respite, informal gathering, and larger events.

Serving as the new “front door” to the campus, Bing heralds the beginning of an even more comprehensive Stanford vision: the launch of an arts district. An expansive lobby and surrounding colonnade create flexible indoor and outdoor spaces for contemplation.

In expanding the arts district, the gallery building orchestrates an extended entry sequence with transition spaces. The gallery layout is conceived as one open room, freeing visitors from a prescribed sequence and promoting the exploration of individual interests. The building uses the materials and color palate of the adjacent, historic building in a contemporary way, together creating a shared sculpture garden.

Denning House is a gathering place for the scholars of the Knight Hennessy program. With its location in the wooded area around Lake Lagunita, it serves as a quiet refuge from the hubbub of the surrounding University. Its wood structure and enclosure blend with the natural surroundings.

With an open courtyard, gently shaded by a trellis, the design brings the building’s collaborative, academic environment and cutting-edge research out into the campus community, sharing knowledge and collaboration across the biology, chemistry, and computer science departments.

The building is strategically located to serve as a gateway and connector between the School of Medicine to the north, the School of Engineering to the south, and the Schools of Humanities and Sciences to the east. The building unites and provides a distinct identity for two important scientific institutions. The oval courtyard acts as an outdoor room-cultivating campus community at a critical crossroads.