Richard W. Lyman Graduate Residences

The Richard W. Lyman Graduate Residences at Stanford University in the Bay Area are shaped around the landscape to connect the students to the natural world.

The buildings of this 224-bed student housing project shape the landscape. They create a sequence of outdoor rooms that celebrate the site's climate, changing light, and native oak trees.

Owner

Stanford University

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Size

108,000 sq. ft.

Image Credit

Richard Barnes

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At one edge of the complex, the southern building wraps around a 60-foot-high oak tree to create a quiet, contemplative space. The central Commons Building incorporates another large oak tree as a natural "dome" above a circular wooden deck. Community rooms surround the deck and open onto it. The subtle curve of the northern building cradles a large, open green space. Three-story chain-link scrims line the western and southern facades, providing sun protection and modulating building scale.

The Richard W. Lyman Graduate Residences at Stanford University in the Bay Area are shaped around the landscape to connect the students to the natural world.
The Richard W. Lyman Graduate Residences at Stanford University in the Bay Area are shaped around the landscape to connect the students to the natural world.
Awards
AIA California Council Residential, Merit Award for Architecture