Hanover Page Mill Palo Alto Building, Stanford Research Park Offices, CA
Hanover Page Mill Palo Alto Building
New San Francisco Office Building, California, USA – by Form4 Architecture
Jul 19, 2018
Hanover Page Mill, Stanford Research Park, Palo Alto
Design: Form4 Architecture
Location: Stanford Research Park, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
Hanover Page Mill Associates, LLC at Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto, CA
This LEED Platinum and net-zero electric building is a powerful statement of synthesis between architectural form and energy performance. The spec office was designed using affordable and practical building strategies to provide higher occupant comfort standards, while offering market-rate leasing options that make it competitive with traditional buildings.
The design is firmly rooted in a Modernist building tradition that follows a C-shaped layout. The two-story building rises over an underground 118-space parking garage. Sitting on a corner lot, the building is laid out on a central axis with a grand, south-facing square courtyard.

Emphasis on responsible harnessing of natural resources was a primary concern of the client. The 86,925-square-foot project includes a high-efficiency VAV HVAC system and LED lighting with automatic daylight harvesting, significantly lowering the building?s energy demand. Additional sustainable features include thermally broken glazing system, continuous stone wool insulation at the rain screen metal panel walls, and continuous s...