Newcombe Design Associates

Newcombe Design specializes in the design of residential environments for seniors including retirement residences, seniors apartments and long term care facilities as well as healthcare environments including acute care, rehabilitation and mental health facilities and clinical practices and laboratories. The firm’s priority is to provide a supportive environment that meets the aesthetic, safety and clinical needs of resident, patient and staff populations. At the same time, Newcombe is known for providing imaginative and cost effective solutions to maximize the client’s position in the marketplace and optimize the clients’ investments in real estate, equipment and human resources. The key to Newcombe’s performance is a commitment to teamwork, engaging collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary design team and client representatives. A close working relationship with the staff, volunteers and other hospital user representatives is especially important. Newcombe’s work often includes extensive consultation with those people who have the most intimate familiarity with the daily demands on the spaces – the medical and maintenance staff and residents and patients themselves. Similarly, we develop colour, pattern and texture schemes in ways that enhance the building’s architectural functionality by supporting its organization and assisting in orientation. Further, Judy's Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) means that her healthcare design decisions and recommendations are based upon the best available research information, leading to measurable improvements in healthcare facility clinical outcomes, economic performance, and productivity, among other factors.