Interior design Renovation. (2002 Order of Excellence Awards).THE FOUNTAINS AT RIVERVUE Tuckahoe, New York Tuckahoe is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:
Showcasing comfort and warmth At the Fountains at RiverVue, designers achieved an overall warmth in interior schemes uncharacteristic of most of the nation's assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. residences. Our jurors credited the look to the design team's obvious attention to detail: a careful (but not fussy) mix of interior finishes and furnishings along with a varied sampling of original art. Completed last year, the Fountains at RiverVue offers 102 assisted living apartments and 24 Alzheimer's units with architecture by Engelbrecht Griffin Architects and interior design by Interior Design Associates of Nashville. The architects maximized residents' outdoor connections, which include Bronx River The Bronx River, approximately 24 miles (38 km) long, flows through southeast New York in the United States. Its Native American name was the Aquahung before the arrival of European colonists, like Jonas Bronck, for whom the Bronx and its river are named, in 1639. views and patio courtyards. Inside, designers relied on nostalgic themes-a country store, a tearoom, and a cinema and concession-carried out with flair. In the tearoom, for example, mellow yellow paint coats the walls, with a ceiling mural by New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of artist Martha Doty providing creative interest. A country store has floor-to-ceiling, pantry-style cabinets reminiscent of a general store. The true test of interior warmth comes in the spalike bathrooms. Designers delivered welcoming spaces, outfitted in tile and decorative wellcovering, with ample room for assisted bathing and grooming. JURY'S TAKE: Robert Voizer: "The spa room turns bathing and personal grooming
Personal grooming, or simply grooming, is the art of cleaning, grooming, and maintaining parts of the body. into a welcome ritual." Kay Trimmer trimmer see resco nail trimmer, toenail scissors. : "A warm, wonderful example ... that showcases good creative design elements." RELATED ARTICLE: PROJECT SNAPSHOT: Owner/Developer: The Fountains at RiverVue LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Tuckahoe, N.Y. Operator: Fountains Retirement Communities Inc., Tucson, Ariz. Architect: Engelbrecht Griffin Architects, Newburyport, Mass. Interior design: Interior Design Associates, Nashville, Tenn. Project team: Peter Schmidt Peter Schmidt may refer to:
Project resources: CHAIRS: Chaircraft; MURAL: Martha Doty; TABLES: Falcon; TUB: Arjo Inc. Facts: units: 126; resident average age: 83; largest unit: 624 sq. ft.; site size: 3.75 acres; cost per sq. ft.: $192.31 Photography: Peter Leach |
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