The primary design challenge for this project was a pre-permitted site plan that forced us to work within a tight rectangular footprint, a shape not normally associated with team-centered middle school designs and daylight in every classroom.

By wrapping the teams of five classrooms around a central gymnasium/computer room/utility core, we were able to accomplish a well organized layout that provides team areas, team rooms, classrooms sharing folding walls, and natural lighting to every space.

In addition to daylighting, the building is equipped with many high performance features, such as full heat recovery for mechanical systems that provide air conditioning to the entire building, occupancy sensor controlled lighting, and a compact and energy efficient building envelope.