Stanford University, Branner Hall Renovation
Stanford University, Branner Hall Renovation
Branner Hall is a three-story undergraduate dormitory built in 1924 by Bakewell and Brown, prominent architects of the time who were also responsible for San Francisco’s City Hall. The building layout creates two significant courtyards: an entrance courtyard flanked with four-decades-old magnolia trees shading a seating area and an interior courtyard with a fountain, creating space for students to gather. In addition, a barbecue area was recreated in a space that once held a rose garden. The design addresses critical Stanford site issues such as providing bike parking facilities, reconfiguring existing vehicular parking, and renovating the courtyards and peripheral landscape spaces.
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
Location Stanford, California Client Stanford University SWA Scope Landscape architectural services Historical restoration Architect Cody Anderson Wasney Architects, Inc. Award AIA Santa Clara Valley Award of Excellence, Historical Preservation Design The California Preservation Foundation (CPF) Preservation Design Award, Rehabilitation - Large Projects
Branner Hall is a three-story undergraduate dormitory built in 1924 by Bakewell and Brown, prominent architects of the time who were also responsible for San Francisco’s City Hall. The building layout creates two significant courtyards: an entrance courtyard flanked with four-decades-old magnolia trees shading a seating area and an interior courtyard with a fountain, creating space for students to gather. In addition, a barbecue area was recreated in a space that once held a rose garden. The design addresses critical Stanford site issues such as providing bike parking facilities, reconfiguring existing vehicular parking, and renovating the courtyards and peripheral landscape spaces.
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
Location Stanford, California Client Stanford University SWA Scope Landscape architectural services Historical restoration Architect Cody Anderson Wasney Architects, Inc. Award AIA Santa Clara Valley Award of Excellence, Historical Preservation Design The California Preservation Foundation (CPF) Preservation Design Award, Rehabilitation - Large Projects
