Stanford Faculty Housing
Subdivision alleviates faculty housing shortage.

In an effort to accommodate more faculty on campus, Stanford University asked us to subdivide a two-acre, two-home parcel located in the faculty subdivision, into nine separate lots. We explored several concepts, including denser, grouped housing, but working within the context of the neighborhood, settled on a conventional subdivision, yielding seven homes and two future home sites.

Adhering to community input, who wanted to seamlessly blend the development with the eclectic historic neighborhood, our team created contemporary interpretations of the Cape Code, Craftsman, Farmhouse, Monterey, and Spanish revival styles. We went through several iterations before coming up with unique, custom designs.

The 3- to 4-bedroom, 2.5- to 3-bathroom homes are approximately 2,200 – 2,900-sf each, set on lots ranging from 0.14 to 0.28 acres, and feature an open floor plan, great room with open kitchens, ample access to the outdoors, including expansive decks and backyards, and an abundance of daylight.

The single-family homes provide much-needed, market-rate housing for Stanford professors and their young families. Being adjacent to the campus, the housing also allows faculty to walk to work and be more connected to the students and their colleagues.