Newcombe Design Group’s
Approach To Retirement Living Honoured With ARIDO Award
Newcombe Design Associates
The Association of Registered Interior
Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) has
honoured Toronto’s Newcombe Design
Associates with an Award of Merit for the
12,500 m2, stand-alone, owner-operated,
retirement residence, The Williamsburg
Uptown, completed in May 2014 in
Burlington, Ontario.
By developing 94 independent living
suites and 23 assisted living suites,
the owners sought to provide a much-
would elevate the residents’ quality of
life and contribute to a strong sense of
community.
Judy Newcombe, Principal, says that,
in addition to being recognized by
ARIDO, two key operational statistics
demonstrate the success of her firm’s
approach:
1) Where the standard expectation is fill
up within 2 years, The Williamsburg was
70% full after only 9 months, and,
needed option for an aging population,
2) There are higher than expected
in a facility that would go beyond the
numbers of couples and younger move-
typical household model to establish a
ins, both of which have positive bottom
new standard of excellence in the market.
line impact in both the short and long
Newcombe Design Associates’ goal was to
term.
ensure that every aspect of the interiors