The Highland Hall Residence is intended for Stanford Graduate School of Business students, as is the adjacent Legorreta building, the Schwab Residence (1997). Both residential complexes and their courtyards are aligned along the east-west axis, and a north-south alley connects them with the academic buildings across the street.
Stanford University campus is built on a regular basis in a traditional spirit - both in historical styles and in more abstract "California" forms; all buildings are covered with red tiles. Both Legorreta buildings are also included in this scheme, but they also have the characteristic saturation of color and energetic decorativeness that is typical for this bureau.
Continuing the line of the Schwab dorm, Highland Hall uses, among other colors, a bright purple color, as well as symmetrically planted palm trees, giving the impression of a theatrical scenery.
On a total area of 14,000 m2 (height up to four floors) housing for 200 students and infrastructure are located. Multifunctional areas, lounges, kitchens and dining rooms are located both inside buildings and outside.
A permeable staircase tower with a height of more than 12 m acts as a "beacon" at the entrance plaza of Highland Hall. In the main courtyard there is a staircase of plastic shapes, as well as a fountain and floor tiles made by the sculptor Adan Paredes. Together they form the work "Fabric of Eternal Footprints". In the "courtyard of thought" and "courtyard of events" are the works of two other Mexican artists: Pilar Clement and Frida Escobedo, who became
the author of the Summer Pavilion of the London Serpentine Gallery 2018.
