Lakeside Middle School

This new 142,170-square foot slab on-grade, steel frame middle school contains administrative areas, a kitchen/cafeteria, media center, and a two-story rear classroom wing containing a central atrium space, gymnasium and music room. Each classroom has access to natural daylight and its own water source heat pump, allowing teachers to regulate the temperature of each individual classroom.

McCarthy simultaneously constructed this school and the new Haw Creek Elementary School in the same district. Both two‐story buildings are located on a shared 96‐acre campus. The two buildings were designed in tandem to provide visual continuity on the campus. Design features include red brick exteriors with dark bronze roofing and gutters, as well as coverings overexterior doors and bus loading areas.