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HURONLEA COMMEMORATIVE EDITION. PAGE 5.
Design planned for people
By Lisa Boonstoppel-Pot
With racehorses on one wall and
cows on another, you could say
Gail Lamb went a little 'animal
crackers' when she designed
Huronlea and Huronview, Huron
County's new homes for the aged.
But to this London-based archi-
tect, it's all a part of designing a
home for the residents, not for her-
self.
"I will probably never win an
award for the design of this build-
ing because it's not designed for
me, it's designed for them," she
said during an interview in the airy
Huronlea lobby which was gradual-
ly filling up with residents and
nurses taking in the bright sur-
roundings.
The lobby is another example of
how Ms Lamb planned for peo-
ple— residents,visitors and staff
alike— at both Huronlea and
Huronview. It's actually an over-
sized sitting room, complete with a
Tuck Shop and ended with two
walls of windows so residents can
view the outdoors from the safety
of the home. This lobby provides a
perfect setting for residents to visit
with 'company'. Also, administra-
tive staff offices have been strategi-
cally placed in the corner of the
lobby, complete with an angled
door to provide a direct view of the
lobby without making the residents
feel as if they're being watched.
One of the windowed walls leads
to the courtyard, a tranquil setting
of flower beds and walkways. A
pine tree has been strategically
placed in front of the windows so at
Christmas time, the lighted tree will
catch the eye upon entering the
establishment.
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Fate of old
facility
unknown
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d) provision for respite care; and
e) other amenities be provided as
funding is available.
It was also suggested that the
Clinton complex have central
administrative offices and laundry.
Tim Collyer, assistant admini-
strator of the Huronview and
Huronlea facilities said that most of
the committee's suggestions were
used in the planning of the new
buildings. The only exceptions are
that Clinton doesn't have a day care
centre because there's already the
Adult Day Centre behind Huron-
view and that both Huronview and
Huronlea have their own laundry
and administrative offices rather
than having them centrally located
in Clinton.
The fate of the old Huronview
facility has not yet been
determined, but there will be an
auction of the many items that were
left in the old building.
Designing for people
The buildings designed by architect Gail Lamb as the new
county homes for the aged are structures for the people
who live in them, not a monument to the architect.
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We are pleased to be the main
supplier of chinaware, small wares,
and utensils and look forward to the
ongoing relationship we have
enjoyed in the last two decades.
Best Wishes to Both Homes,
Staff and Residents
Congratulations
and
Best Wishes
from
Howick Township
Norm Fairies - Reeve
John Jacques - Deputy Reeve
Councillors: John Brown,
Marion Feldskov, Harold Gibson
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welcome Huronlea as
our new neighbour and
congratulate them on their
beautiful location.
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