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B4 The Acton Free Press Wednesday May The round house is designed by owner LIKE A GIANT mushroom the sharp home north of Acton is a sym phony in the round designed by owner Lionel Sharp FURNITURE has no corners to worry about in the Sharp s circular living room Joyce Sharp shares a newspaper story with daughter Melissa and dog Tanya by Jennifer Two houses down from the round house that a where I live directions to our place are easy mean how many round houses do you know When Lionel and Joyce Sharp began their residence in the round two years ago neighbours were fascinated by the building process and teased Lionel about his wigwam Now that the house Is completion It blends with the surrounding property beautifully and la a credit to its designer who happens to be Lionel Sharp Of course it helps that Lionel is also an architect and president of his own Toronto business Omni Plan Design Group Limited Architects seem prone to designing unusual residences although Lionel feels It a most sen Bible plan It certainly works The flowing circular in tcrlor plan makes maximum use of floor space There no corners to worry about Lionel says The living room with 25 foot cathedral celling and central replace takes up half the interior space and provides more drama per cubic Inch than Ontario Place the CN Tower and the Eaton Centre combined The remaining rooms bedrooms kitchen bathrooms and service rooms of the remaining half arc crowned by a mezzanine Up a unique staircase the study and lounge on the mezzanine overlook the living room separated by a closed balcony Only the guest room and bath are walled upstairs The house reflects the natureloving instincts of its family Huge picture win daws overlook the bush and fields while indoors flourish a large of plants shrubs and even a tree actually a rubber plant xcited by the space and light The whole is open airy and extremely com fortiible In the Sharp family hen living In decided to look for some land in the country The decision was based on the fact that their convenient suburban home was no longer suitable for the family Interests now and were environmentalists II be graduating this year from University of Waterloo v a degree in Man studies Helena 16 and 15 were becoming interested in horses general outdoor life It was agreed the move would be a family decision and any would bring them back to suburbia Fortunately this does not seem necessity Joyce Sharp who Is off manager for Century Penney a real estate office in zeroed in on a twelve acre parcel of land north of and the house came out of the planning stages HELENA SHARP does her homework in the dining room of the family round house The walls are done in soft pine DRAMATIC circular staircase complements the total circular design of the Sharp residence north of Acton BUYNO SELLING RENTING LOOKING ANNOUNCING DO IT ECONOMICAL Y EFFECTIVELY THROUGH And Enjoy The 8532010 Lionel has long been In terested In Quaker type barns built a century ago in Eastern Ontario although the original concept for the house was f reef It became circular for ease of construction Originally designed as a cottage for the Sharps properly the house had to grow and become a residence Always fascinated by Cordwood construction Lionel wanted his house to be built of mortar and inch log sections laid with ends facing the Inner and outer walls a pioneer method of con struct ion The basement fashioned this way is a maze of circular supporting walls making fascinating catacombs for youngsters playing hide and seek Unfortunately the construction took more research better seasoned logs and too much time only six months before they lud to live in their house the Sharps revised the plans for frame construction the changes being mode over a weekend It was decided to use cedar ding outside and a com b nation of wood and fabric Indoors to achieve the desired texture variety and softness Family built The house was mostly Sharp built with Mlrek and camping on the pro perty the entire first summer they struggled with basement foundation Melissa Helena wire Gwen fr ends and relatives helped Joyce and Lionel on the weekends Local professionals were called for the skilled robs such as roofing plumbing electricity and fine carpentry The three thousand are foot I easy to heat Heat rises to the and the cluttered space allows air movement lobe efficient The Sharps also find the house coaler than their prcv home on Lake Ontario The interior is still a family project proving that a good house Is never finished Nearly seven hundred baby trees have been planted in the open property In front of he house and some landscaping has been done although Lionel says they have no intention of imitating a suburban lot A garage is being built w th a connecting canopy to the house to anchor land stop it revolving The round house may not suit everybody but it was It by the Sharps for the Sharps Lionel was used to designing houses for other people by getting to know the family and finding out how they lived He applied these principles to his own dwelling making an individual and extremely interesting house Lionel sums It up forgetting the strain of trying to meet a six month deadline Us an experience we wouldn t be without FOR THE HARD OF HEARING ERIN HEARING AID CENTRE NOW HAS THREE LOCATIONS MAIN QUEBEC ST ERIN GUELPH BRANT ST BURLINGTON Aids by leading manufacturers Special discount for senior citizens Please phone for home or office appointment LANGHOLM li nurseries and J garden centre South of Road THIS ARMS AND AHO ON IS ACRES JUST SOUTH OF ROAD CHAHDSON OLDS Bushy White Cedars NURSERY GROWN BALLED BURLAPPED IDEAL FOR HEDGES SPECIALLY PRICED FOR LOTS OR MORE Sizes Regular Price Special 24 30 595e 36 Bedding Tropical Plants Now In Stock WF INVITE YOU TO COME AND BROWSE AROUND Residential Commercial Industrial PLANNING and LANDSCAPING SERVICE DO IT OR Will IT fOk YOU OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 8783100 Doily Sam rill Sundays 9 CORDWOOD construction is a feature of the Sharps home Lionel Sharp stands in front of one of the basement walls HAS MOVED to Miles South of Mill Street Acton on Hwy 25 COME ALONG AND BROWSE AND ENJOY OUR NEW AND SPACIOUS ANTIQUESTORE OPEN Monday Wednesday Saturday 1 1 Sunday2 5 A change of pace to SAVINGS FOR YOU 20 OFF EVERYTHING 3 DAYS ONLY MAY 25 26 27 NO 7 HWY GEORGETOWN 877 At 730 May 29 the harness races return to Mohawk On Monday May 29 they re offand pacing And right up until July you 11 see North American best harness horses and drivers at the Campbell He oval But don t miss the double Because this season Mohawk features a new post time of 7 Except when the track is closed Any other night you have your choice of how you watch your favorite trotters and pacers From the deluxe terraced dining room the large modern trolled grandstand or our very own on track nightspot oiled Sport s What a combination We 11 look for you on Monday Post is 7 Its time to kick over the traces And heres your first winner Good for one racing program Address M Name Mohawk Raceway Hwy401acExit38Campbellvilc Phone through Tuesday