Stanford End Station 3 Renovation
Cleanroom & Collaborative Spaces
About the project
This full design-build project with BIM coordination revitalized Stanford’s End Station 3 building, originally constructed in the 1960s as part of the High Energy Physics Laboratory. The renovation included outfitting a new cleanroom, multiple classroom clusters, and collaborative research spaces to support the expansion of the Stanford Nano Shared Facilities program.
Key upgrades included the installation of 39 HEPA fan filter units, 47 VAV boxes, fan coil units, fire, and fire smoke dampers, and two large duct sound traps.
Mechanical enhancements featured new hydronic piping, a water heater, expansion tank, circulation pump, and two 10HP air compressors. Lab infrastructure was modernized with new sinks, faucets, eyewash stations, lab outlets, and process cooling water filtration. Extensive gas and water systems were installed, including piping for argon, nitrogen, helium, compressed air, domestic water, and various waste and vent lines. Distech BMS controls were integrated for precise building management.
This transformation of a four-story underground concrete bunker into a multidisciplinary research and education hub enables cutting-edge work in electron microscopy, spectroscopy, nanofabrication, and quantum characterization—making End Station 3 a cornerstone of Stanford’s next-generation scientific innovation.
