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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 12 May 2010, p. 3

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WATERUKJ cnaomcw - w‘mitéuiitfstay 11. tom . 3 1 “WW" \, y, l NER COIN SH 0 P “mm?” ~. ‘f'tJ WcLikeTaSeeOHCoinStiNewFu‘es MWWM ANDY WAT-on ‘MW Silver In“ 519.579.4110 ML , '» . 29 Scott St. Kitchener 519-742-9181 Af~4~~~~~~~~~ele~e~~~~~~~~ _â€"~â€"â€"~â€"â€"»flâ€"â€"-~~ A true original 0 Q Q 0 Waterloo architect receives award for home deszgn that stands the test of time BvCimum'm PROM; PAmomt f 12 at if, ‘i: _\'_N t A“ ‘ ' I. c. g i: .. ‘ ;. if. ‘ a; A ' (hmnlt‘ll’ Maj] A}: ‘ X3, 1. z _w ‘A. ’.}' « L . \ ~ » If .~ > x" f} 3”: I.“ ‘ ' . t“ . 1L} f‘ w ' ~ ? ; . ’“~“~1 .,'v- “ " " en Saul llerwg's mother my, \‘ f g“ ~, '. ‘X‘. ’ ‘ ( r" 3 l . ' ‘ a : .” fl ‘ - Wllrst deposited him in his {is J ' i? 1 _.-i 3- i‘. '~ 41 ‘t‘fl‘fi 7 i l “ i kindergarten classroom, he ff a: _ j “if a *‘ .’ ' ‘ " - ' f r {A first) . f,- m , . _ . as. d.» » , .= .- . ., M - l stl‘notahappy child. ‘ if? I . A ’~\)”4‘ ?- sm _ . 1 think she oversold it. how .. , is. ‘ wt ‘ , at; .. 3 wonderful school would be." Her .. i ‘ - w "3.5? > ‘ , ‘ t ', ' mg says. - . . T - f ' ‘ > \ t The first day, he threw up in the f . f E; ' , ,“ > . ‘= . ~ classroom. The second day, he " “if? l 3 7' ' . ' W 1 ' threw up in the classroom. On the ' ’ ~' E} g ' - 7 l third day. his teacher asked him to . ' _. “ M 4 l go use the washroom ifhe felt sick. ". ’ l ;- ‘L _; ~â€"_ "ST‘? " â€"â€" ‘ - , ‘ So he left the class and entered _ ‘ I | - i. Jâ€" 2.3; the bright hallway. built around a ‘ I. _ ' " é 7'- W xi? . -,_,, raised central assembly room. 17 is” was " w ‘ aw?” , â€"» “There were these high windows sag-1- . ‘ t. . ». ’ ' that threw sunlight into the room," Ewe , I ' "f. I Q ”a" he reminisces now in his Waterloo _..‘ pig; ‘ z " > * F N. home. h M“... . t _» -. g. A "l headed out into that beautiful ’;s.rr.._.‘I-‘ . f is c "a ,_. J 1" ' ', ' space. sunlight pouring in. and l 53.3" V . ' - erfii‘ a l ' v ‘ ' if» felt fine. Then 1 went back to the .‘;’ j 7. 5.31;- .- ., a. “ c a; F r ‘ ' ' classroom â€"- and threw up. " I j ’â€" ‘ £1 -_ " Paw . . ' . - 4 “So the architecture had a lot to a}; _ l" in . ’ f?“ ‘ at ya: . - 1 f, \ a do {nth ltd . ll _ , _ _ ed h ) A- 12:1 Saul Herzog of Waterloo and James Secord were awarded the 2010 Landmark Award for the design of this St, 4“. n ay “71,5 1“ f)“ l L * ‘ , Catharines home. it was hoped that architecture like this would establish an excellent design standard for future l prestigious landmark AWdl’d from t. .- a, generation5_ more countssvor Mums manic tnsstmucwrrrm the Ontario Association of Archi- ' . - é tects. The honour was given to Her- 1 ; a ' ’ ‘ maintained. says Zuberec. dows facing in three directions. A ly and continued to design. creatâ€" mg and to the family of lames Sec- ‘ r ' ;; . a “The lapierre house didn’t have founh window is a clerestory that ing two homes in London and a i. ord. who was his boss at the time. ’ f , , - the influence that we had hoped it bathes the room with light from the couple of holiday homes in north» l for the design of the lapierre home . _, would," he says. east. The soaring ceiling is built em Ontario. in St. Catharine‘s. “Not just then. but even now, all completely of cedar. “I wasn't really into the business Built in 1960. the home is nes- you see in new subdivisions is “Our contractor said. ‘You’re side of it," he says. “The calls tied in the woods at the base of the Saul Her-mg garbage. This house is really unique putting gold tip there,“‘ Herzog stopped coming. and the teaching Niagara escarpment Herzog says and well~situated to the site. says. became bigger and bigger." the commission for the home was a now. how closely it mimics that “It's just a good, crisp. contem- The result is a home with a com~ But Herzog enioyed teaching, l great one, school." he says porary. functional. well-propor» fortable transition of aesthetics: and stayed at ”W for 27 years. retir- } "We had a client who bought The lapiene home won a silver tioned design." mid-century modern furniture and ing in 1996. three lots for one house. and he Massey medal â€" precursor to the That same description could modern light fixtures set off the The landmark Award puts Herâ€" and his wife let us do whatever we Governor General's award â€"â€" in easily serve for the home Herzog wide wood trim in the original per» mg in lofty company. thought was right for the site." 1962. and was also featured on the and his wife loan live in now. lust tion ofthe house. This year, the award was also His original inspiration for the cover of Canadian llOmes magaâ€" steps from uptown. it looks like a it was another St. (iatharines given to Eb Zeidler for his design of ’ home came from the Katsura zinc. fairy tale cottage. surrounded by home that brought the Hemogs to the Queen's Quay Terminal Buildâ€" l palace. a 17th century lapanese St. Catharines architect Michael trees and set back on a 260-foot Waterloo in the first place. Len ing in Toronto. 7eidler is the well» home with strong horimntal lines. Zuberec was one of three Niagara deep lot. (iertler. the founder ofthe Universi- known architect of the Eaton (kn: But now he‘s realizing that the area architects who submitted Her- But the original classic twostory ty of Waterloo's school of urban tre. Ontario Place and Science ten» 1 raised central common rooms of logs work for the 2010 landmark brick house has a contemporary design and planning, saw llerzog's tre. He was also one of llerzog's l the house. surrounded by a walk- Award, surprise. In 1980. llerzog built an work in the Niagara area and com- instructors at the University of 1 way and mth high windows around Five owners have called the addition that shares the same missioned him to design a home Toronto. 1 l the perimeter. are very similar to lapierre house home since it was design sensibility as the lapierre here on Cambria Place. “He said, ‘You could be very 4 the Memorial School of his child: built 50 years ago. All of them. perâ€" house, He also offered him a position as good if you work very hard,"' Her: l hood haps realizing what agem it is, have The large room is perfectly a leeturer.Vlfith three children. Her- mg recalls. ‘ “l hadn't thought about it until kept it original and impeccably square. with floor-toceiling win- 10g worked part~time at UWinitial< "l thoughtlwas working hard!” 1 l ...».~i. ‘ 3“. “73,3“ “ vyfif\*‘ :< u 1 ‘ ~ ‘: 31 -‘ . ::» it it” . ._. i we - ' adefl-thexfacts ' = i , if 14,1, fie}.- , " j ' ., " - . E . fig 4 k My; ,' v4.3. 7 54 ; ‘, 7 - , l n a. if g. , , - WITH GINAS 5 r 1 z e ' .- f . i; 7 . 1 F 7 77 4‘

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