I was the lead designer on this project at Form4 architecture company. My role in this project was to do site analysis, zoning analysis,  building design, visualization, and coordination with the landscape architect and energy engineers. The project of Hillview Avenue Palo Alto was the winner of the proposal to PSAI Realty
Partners. The purpose of this competition was to design and reposition a 56,502 square feet existing area owned by Stanford Research Park to a Class A High-performance office building and area. The existing buildings are characterized as Classic R&D/ Office Space with an overall 15 ft floor-to-floor height. One of the main constraints of the existing buildings is that each floor has a 7ft high spandril that restricts light flow to the interior spaces. As a result, one solution was to study
the possible ways to improve the light quality of the interior spaces.
A close study of this opportunity with the structural engineers concluded that the expansion of window lines through demolishing the spandrils is an excellent potential for enhancing the existing buildings towards Net Zero energy.

One of the main goals for improving the existing buildings was to create iconic, timeless, and welcoming entryways. The existing energy ways of the building was not very well defined, and this made it very difficult for wayfinding. After a long period of design considerations and studies, the final design concept of reaching the sky from the hill made it possible to create an iconic and dramatic architecture that embraces all the sites into one. The design idea was to develop a swirly bridge that starts on the hilly side of the upper campus and enters the roof level of the below campus along with the bridge as a main and dominating design idea, the iconic entryways defined as high-craft aluminum trellises that create wayfinding, shadows, and outdoor spaces.