Shai Gill

Take a photo tour of Canadian mental health facility

Southdown Institute was designed as a healing retreat that takes advantage of the tranquility of the surrounding landscape. The building is situated around a central courtyard featuring a stand of mature white pines, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.


The Southdown Institute provides mental health and addictions assessment and treatment programs in Holland Landing, Ontario. The facility was designed as a healing retreat that takes advantage of the tranquility of the surrounding landscape. The building is situated around a central courtyard featuring a stand of mature white pines, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Twenty-two private bedrooms on the second floor provide opportunities for privacy and reflection, according to the article.

Read the article and take the photo tour.

 

 



October 31, 2014


Topic Area: Architecture


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