Lakeside Architecture

Lakeside Architecture (LAI) is an architecture firm based in McHenry, near Deep Creek Lake, with a second base in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. It offers full architectural design services, from master planning through construction administration, for homeowners, businesses, healthcare organizations and community groups.

A Firm Built Around Community Needs

Shelley Waugh founded LAI in 2002 and leads it as president. She holds a professional degree in architecture from the University of Tennessee–Knoxville and a B.S. in Architecture Engineering Technology from Fairmont State College. The firm says she became an architect to create solutions for community needs, and that focus shows in its specialties of healthcare architecture and community-driven projects. Recent work includes a behavioral health facility in Cumberland, an adult day care center in Somerset, Pennsylvania, and CrossRoads Church in Oakland.

Project Types and Credentials

LAI's portfolio covers residential, commercial and retail, historic, manufacturing and industrial, healthcare, government and non-profit work. The firm is licensed in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana, is NCARB certified, and holds Maryland MBE, DBE, SBR and SBE certifications, which matters if you are planning a public or grant-funded project.

If you are planning a clinic, a storefront, a historic renovation or a new home near the lake, call or email the firm to talk through your project.

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