Muskego Lakes Middle School
This innovative middle school encourages student collaboration through its open and accessible spaces.
Need: Accommodate a growing district population and update aging facilities, as well as create more parity at the middle school level
Solution: A new building that embraces the district’s goal of collaboration and project-based learning
Result: A school that encourages collaborative learning by organizing classrooms around shared resource areas
Awards
- American School & University, Architectural Portfolio
![An exterior photo of the school's main entrance](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/E_Muskego-Lakes-MS_Exterior-2_for-web-768x512.jpg)
Fact Sheet
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Location
Muskego, WISize
136,800 sq ftConstruction Cost
$26,400,000Client Type
Design Features
This state-of-the-art school features:
- A two-story academic wing
- Four grade levels organized into “neighborhoods” of five classrooms
- Shared resource areas adjacent to classrooms
- An open-concept library with expansive windows
- A learning stair
- Innovative STEM spaces
- An outdoor amphitheater
![Students work independently in the "blue-themed" resource area](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Muskego-Lakes-MS_Blue-Resource_for-web-1440x960.jpg)
![Students work together in one of the classrooms that is adjoined to another via sliding glass doors](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Muskego-Lakes-MS_Project-1_for-web-1024x683.jpg)
Master Planning & Facility Study
Creating a Plan
The Muskego-Norway School District partnered with Bray to create a master plan that led to the new Muskego Lakes Middle School. This plan also included closure of two aging elementary schools and an expansion and renovation of a third – Mill Valley Elementary School.
![The outdoor classroom features amphitheater-style seating](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/E_Muskego-Lakes-MS_Outdoor-Classroom_for-web-1024x683.jpg)
![The "green-themed" resource area that serves several adjacent classrooms and is accessible through sliding glass doors](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Muskego-Lakes-MS_Green-Resource_for-web-1024x683.jpg)
![A view of the library with tables, book stacks, and windows that overlook the library from second-floor meeting rooms and hallway](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Muskego-Lakes-MS_Library-Overall_for-web-1024x683.jpg)
![Students collaborate at the learning stair](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/I_Muskego-Lakes-MS_Tiered-Seating_for-web-1024x683.jpg)
![Muskego Lakes exterior aerial view](https://www.brayarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/E_Muskego-Lakes-MS_Drone_A_BF_for-web-1024x683.jpg)