Studies

The Department of Capital Planning:

Coordinates and manages project scoping studies and early programming
Initiates and works with schools and areas on program planning studies
Initiates and leads university–wide planning studies on subjects such as space guidelines, storage policies and utilization parameters
Initiates and works with schools and areas on space utilization studies

Some examples of recent studies are posted on this site:

Instructional Space Master Plan (pdf) An Office of the Registrar and Capital Planning university-wide master plan for Stanford's instructional spaces.
Dining Master Plan (pdf) A university-wide report on dining on campus with recommendations for the future and analyses of key issues.
Midpoint Summary (pdf) A summary of the conceptual framework for the new Stanford campus being planned in Redwood City.
Case Studies of New Workplace Designs on Campus – Recent studies of new workplaces on campus, including:
- Building 60 Administrative Space (pdf)
- Capital Planning and Space Management Case Study (pdf)
- Stanford University Inspectors Space (pdf)
- Land, Buildings and Real Estate Space (pdf)
Utilization Studies – These take a variety of forms, but an informative recent example is the School of Earth Sciences Master Plan study (pdf).

In addition, you can find a sample of DCP’s Standard Scoping Deliverable (pdf) at this link.