Stanford Hospitals
Palo Alto and Stanford, California

The 1,000,000 square foot New Stanford Hospital will include an emergency department, surgery, patient rooms, imaging, clinics, labs, offices and a cafeteria. The facility will consist of four interconnected buildings in a quad formation around a central courtyard. The design incorporates a base isolation system on driven piles. Geotechnical challenges included site liquefiable soil pockets and a complex isolation system with moat walls designed to meet OSHPD standards.

The 425,000 square foot Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital expansion will contain all new facilities including a hospital, a 110,000 square foot medical office building, and a four-story parking garage below grade. Geotechnical challenges included rerouting utility lines prior to construction, site liquefiable soil pockets, and stabilization of the existing building foundation to allow for the adjacent 60 foot excavation. R&C is geotechnical engineer for these projects.