Stanford University’s $45.2 million Roble Field Parking Structure #10 preserves green space with a below-grade design. The structure’s roof supports a grass recreational field. Photo: Steve Proehl/Proehl Studios
Orange and blue lighting in the renovated Nunez de Balboa garage simulate a horizon line of sea and sun. A mirror in the main corridor generates an illusion of a complete sun with a simple, semicircular lamp.
a sandblasted finish; pedestrian areas are enclosed in highlighted masonry and glass. Wayfinding clearly identifies entrances, elevator and stair locations, and outside directional information. Double-sided elevators and lobbies offer direct access from the parking areas to the lower-level entrance as well as a future pedestrian bridge. Pedestrians enjoy dedicated waiting and walking areas that protect them from mov- ing cars, and extensive glass walls offer natural light and views of the campus. Originally estimated at $16 million, the project stayed under budget thanks to ongoing cost-control measures that included slightly raising the lower level to save $1 million in rock removal. Best design of a parking facility with 800 or more spaces Stanford University Roble Field Parking Structure #10, Stanford, Ca- lif.; Watry Design (parking consultant), San Jose, Calif. —As Stanford University continues to densify to meet the needs of a growing student base, preserving green space is a top priority. Its new $45.2 million parking structure enabled the university to meet current parking de- mand and provide some cushion while preserving Roble Field, an open grass space for students to gather, relax, and enjoy recreational sports. The 1,162-stall, five-level, below-grade structure provides 52 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on level P1. In anticipation of future demand, levels P2 through P5 are prepped for 84 more EV car-charg- ing stations. Watry Design is assisting the university to work toward
Parksmart Silver Certification for the structure, which also embraces mobility, providing pedestrian and bicycle access to a shuttle stop, Panama Mall, Samuel Morris Way, and Governors Corner, as well as bicycle parking. To minimize cracks and future maintenance, perimeter basement wall slabs were given 45 days to shrink before walls were locked into place. The garage serves resident students and visitors, who use walk-up pay stations. Infrastructure for future parking control gates was incorpo- rated into the design. Three brightly painted elevator cores facilitate movement and wayfinding, and LED fixtures with occupancy sensors offer illumination with minimal energy use. The structure’s roof houses Roble Field, a recreational playing field, and painted trellises blend pedestrian areas with the natural environment. UT Austin Dell Medical School, Health Center Parking Garage, Aus- tin, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin’s new Dell Medical School aims to improve community-based health care, and the new six-story, $23 million, 1,120-stall garage serving its outpatient-care- based Health Transformation Building was designed to enhance that mission. With Waller Creek forming its eastern border and an oak tree grove to the south, the site fell within 100-year and 500-year flood plains; its structure shape and height were dictated by Capitol View Corridor restrictions that ensured visibility of Austin’s Capitol dome.
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