New childcare centre just months from opening
Photo: Casey Richardson (Castanet News): Local politicians gather in front of the Edmonton Avenue Child Care Facility construction.
Excerpt from Penticton Herald…
The building was designed by local architect Chris Allen, who quite enjoyed the challenge of planning for its younger clientele.
“The windows all come down to the floor so the kids get nice views out. The washrooms, of course, incorporate small-sized toilets and low counters for sinks. It’s actually a lot of fun designing for people who are a lot smaller,” he said.
The building is also on the cutting edge of environmental design with automated systems designed to keep the people inside comfortable while using as little energy as possible. It will be pre-wired for solar panels, which had to be dropped from the construction budget due to rising costs.
“With the solar panels in place, the building would then be net-zero. It’s all electrically heated and cooled, and so (the solar panels) are all you would require to keep it operational,” said Allen, who expects the building to be a beacon for Penticton families for upwards of 100 years.
“To create a space that’s full of natural light and opens into a playground, rather than being in a basement or some out-of-the-way place, it’s nice to… have the opportunity to provide that for the community.
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