Located in the counties of Bexar and Atascosa, Somerset Junior High School houses seventh and eighth graders. Unconventional items became a part of the conventional building including tapering columns from base to top frame connection to the outside instead of to the inside as more typical; varying the uses of clerestories for windows to allow light into the major corridors; using exposed frames for the canopies; and using the insulated metal panels alone for the school’s exterior walls. The natural height of the metal building frame and the addition of clerestory windows and windows at the beginning and ends of every hallway create a bright and welcoming feel throughout the building.