Located on the Stanford campus, this ground-up wood frame gallery that houses artist Nathan Oliveira’s meditative Windhover art collection was designed to promote personal renewal and well-being. Combining the characteristics of a spiritual sanctuary, an art gallery, and a contemplative garden, the building’s architecture utilizes natural-looking materials and textures. Rammed-earth walls were erected using the same soil that was excavated from the footings early in construction. Features include mechanically heated and cooled radiant flooring system, hand-scraped wood floors, stained American hemlock ceilings, vertical grain red cedar, Lutron lighting system, and mechanical louvers in the skylight that move with the sun to protect the paintings from direct sunlight.