Lakeview Elementary
Client: Fort Bend Independent School District
Firm: Project Designed by Kirksey Architecture
Role: Lead Designer, Giovanni Peña
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Program: Classrooms, Offices, GYM, Cafeteria & Courtyard
Area: 90,000 SF
Status: Built
Awards: American School & University Architectural Portfolio, Outstanding Design, 2023
Caudill Exhibit School of Architecture Awards, 2 Stars of Distinction, 2023
Learning by Design Awards of Excellence, Citation of Excellence Under 100,000 sf, 2023
The building design is climate and environmentally responsive and takes its cues from Texas vernacular and the lake ecosystem of the site. Incorporating the school’s historic elements and building around the heritage trees allowed for a unique courtyard solution for a growing elementary school. The building organization and program was linked to the design goals through the creation of porches, window boxes, and collaboration areas that frame and celebrate the unique elements of the site.
