STANFORD INTELLIGENT PLACES
Honoring the Olmsted Tradition MKThink has served as a trusted partner to Stanford University for nearly two decades. We have consulted on facilities and master planning for undergraduate departments, graduate schools, medical facilities, and administrative and management divisions. Stanford has long valued the role of the physical campus in delivering the highest caliber academic experience. Frederick Law Olmsted designed the original master plan. Hailed as architecturally innovative for its expanse, openness, and long sight lines, his vision represented a significant departure from traditional campus quadrangles. The campus was designed to co-exist in concert with the natural environment, featuring open courtyards and colonnades that connect students to the California landscape and climate.
As Stanford has expanded and modernized, the school has made a point of honoring the architectural foundation established by Olmsted while at the same time keeping pace with the latest advances in technology and learning. Applying our uncommon research-driven, systems approach, MKThink has guided the university in preserving a strong sense of place while creating intelligent places that align with and advance the mission. MKThink’s mission “creating intelligent places to improve the quality of life” is well-aligned with Stanford’s own, “to qualify students for personal success, and direct usefulness in life”. Mission alignment is the foundation of our relationship. We consider our long-standing engagement with an institution as well-reputed and cutting-edge as Stanford a testament to the value of our data-driven and humanistic approach to architecture.
MKThink defined the physical expression of design-thinking in the design of the d.school, the preeminent institution advancing this go-to approach to innovation. The historic Peterson Building was renovated into a program of flexible spaces that capture the nuanced approaches of the three Stanford design institutes that the school unifies under one roof. The space was informed by ethnographic research that identified the resources essential to fueling brainstorming, rapid prototyping, and the cross-pollination of ideas.
2008 – 2009
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42,500 SF
EDUCATION EDUCATION
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McMurtry Art Building Planning Study The university sought to unite the making and studying of art under one roof. MKThink led the planning study for a new building to house the Art and Art History Departments and joint library. The project team cataloged the usage of existing facilities and engaged with key stakeholders to develop a unified vision for the facility. The vision was translated into a defining organizational framework, which served as the basis for the $87 million, McMurty Art Building, designed by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro and completed in 2015. Located in the campus arts district, the building supports the mission of diverse undergraduate and graduate programs, increases course offerings by 35%, and advances the interdisciplinary exploration of the arts.
2008 - 2009
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100,000 SF
EDUCATION
Long-Range Campus Plan MKThink conducted an extensive stay-or-go analysis to assess the potential of the existing campus to respond to curricular needs and accommodate anticipated growth Informed by stakeholder interviews, site observations, and surveys of peer institutions, the project team defined optimal design criteria and space requirements and recommended longterm master planning strategies. The GSB opted to entirely relocate to a new campus on an accelerated schedule. The Knight Management Center opened its doors in April 2011.
2005 - 2008 |
400,000 SF
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Future Forward MKThink updated the school’s master plan to align campus facilities with its mission, shift in pedagogy, and anticipated growth, and managed the seven-year implementation. The classrooms, legal clinics, and moot court room of Crown Quad were renovated. The Law Library was modernized to emphasize digital research and collaborative study. The newly constructed William Neukom Building established a dedicated center for faculty. The redesigned facilities foster interchange among faculty and students and strengthen the visual identity of the Law School on campus.
2004 – 2011
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150,000 SF
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Neukom Building MKThink led the assessment and concept validation for the new faculty center. The state-of-the-art building houses an expanded law clinic, key seminar and classrooms, faculty offices, and collaboration spaces. The central courtyard maximizes natural light, and the surrounding gardens offer tranquil outdoor meeting areas that call to mind the historic quads of Stanford. The visual aesthetic strengthens the school’s identity on campus.
2009 – 2011
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65,000 SF
Facilities Planning MKThink has advised the GSE on campus planning for more than a decade, conducting facilities assessments, guiding master planning, and implementing architectural projects that address immediate needs and execute phases of the master plan. Implemented projects include renovations of the Dean’s Suite, the GSE Building Basement, two floors of the CERAS Building, and two research centers. Visioning workshops with key stakeholders produced a conceptual organizational model. Informed by this model, MKThink developed site planning scenarios for a reconceptualized campus that establishes a campus core. The campus redesign promises to elevate GSE’s identity and leadership role among schools of education, facilitate the intersection of scholarship, and extend its impact as a social change agent.
2008 – present
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82,000 SF
EDUCATION
Stanford Management Company
Porter Drive
MKThink led the workplace relocation of key administrative functions—HR, Accounting, and the Land, Building & Real Estate Department. A thoughtful change management eased the staff’s transition to off-campus offices. Designed to maintain the Stanford community experience, the building maximizes collaboration with a shared conference center and cafeteria to foster informal interactions and along with dedicated workstations. Renovation costs were contained with a furniture intensive solution and limited fixed architectural elements.
2007 - 2008
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72,000 SF
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
Campus Move Migration MKThink conducted a fast-tracked space inventory and utilization study of the SLAC campus, a multipurpose research laboratory for astrophysics, photon science, accelerator and particle physics. Analysis of data on the 63 buildings informed the move migration from obsolete trailers and sub-par office spaces to a new high performance facility. MKThink led the migration process with a plan that maximizes productive adjacencies between researchers and meets the defined space needs.
2010
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700,000 SF
Land, Buildings & Real Estate
District Work Centers
MKThink worked with LRBE to introduce a distributed model for building maintenance and groundskeeping, which established zones managed by four work centers. The model increases response time to maintenance needs, reduces LBRE’s footprint on campus, and vacates prime space formerly occupied by the central work center.
2015 - 2016
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180,000 SF
MANAGEMENT
Workplace Study MKThink conducted an workplace analysis for SHC Planning, Design, & Construction that examined the office environment, staff commutes, and growth capacity. The findings informed recommendations for alternative work models to optimize the utilization of space, improve employee collaboration, attract and retain talent, and streamline operations. The analysis supported the case for a secondary location to reduce staff commute times for increased productivity and employee satisfaction.
2016
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16,000 SF + 50 mile commute radius
MEDICINE
The hospital faced a 30,000 SF deficit; zoning codes precluded any additions. LPCH needed an interim strategy to bridge the capacity gap for the 15 years it would take to complete the new hospital was. MKThink conducted an in depth facilities assessment that informed a multi-pronged facilities strategy. Rightsizing rooms, improving space utilization, and relocating non-critical functions off-site succeeded in recapturing the necessary 30,000 SF and avoided $30 million in construction.
2007 - 2008
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249,449 SF
MEDICINE
MEDICINE
Ambulatory Care Facilities Strategy Stanford Hospital and Clinics needed an interim strategy for its care units during hospital renovation and a longer-term facilities plan for once the hospital was complete. MKThink inventoried and assessed existing facilities, analyzed space usage, and modeled scenarios to deliver a strategy that repurposed and relocated 350,000 SF of care units, scattered on and around the Stanford campus.
2007 - 2008 |
350,000 SF
Clinical Excellence Center: User Activity Zones Zone 1 Departmental hub housing administrators and directors.
Zone 0 Shared services and amenities serve as a connector throughout the building.
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MEDICINE
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Clinical Excellence Center (CEC) MKThink conducted extensive stakeholder engagement to develop a shared vision for a center designed to serve medical school faculty who conduct clinical research. The resulting Vision Document defines the conceptual design with a corresponding project program that outlines specifications to direct subsequent A/E services.
2015 - 2016
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180,000 SF
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