Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford in Palo Alto, California officially broke ground on a 521,000 square foot expansion, which is aimed at meeting the hospital’s growing needs for both primary and high-acuity care, advancing the family experience, and focusing on a child’s understanding of nature as an integral part of the healing process.

Our sustainable designs for the innovative facility include “on-site water collection, wind turbines, recycling infrastructure, electric vehicle charging stations and native plants in the outdoor gardens. More than 3.5 acres of healing outdoor spaces and greenery will accompany the 521,000-square-foot expansion. This is nearly twice the size of the existing 293,000-square-foot facility. It is a building designed for the future, Dawes said.” Continue reading the article.