FLEXIBILITY

FLEXIBILITY IS THE NEW MEASURABLE FOR SUCCESS

Creating flexible, high-performance biomedical research laboratories for the School of Medicine’s new Technology and Innovation (TnI) Park, just south of Stanford’s main campus.

The TnI Park co-locates various research programs and activities, currently housed in multiple disparate locations around the bay area into one location, creating a critical mass conducive to collaboration, discovery and application in the field of medicine. This renewal project increased the research area at the TnI Park by 50%.

Stanford required a flexible research platform that effectively organized and enabled the spectrum of science for its translational research mission and reinforced cultural practices such as sharing and collaboration.

With Stanford, programming discussions became an exploration of who would be working together in the building over its lifespan — what mix of science would be possible/probable. Through scenario building, the programming process defined the range of research activities that the facility would be capable of accommodating — ensuring its ability to flex to changing research programs without over-desigining.

Key Planning +Design Considerations

Compare Your Needs to Others Through Benchmarking

Plan for Optimal Flexibility - Not Necessarily Maximum Flexibility

Utilize Lab Planning Module Within Office Structural Grid

Integrate MEP Engineering Systems

Confidential Life Sciences