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JOHN BROWN is the editor of theslowhome.com and the founder of the Slow Home Movement. He is a registered architect, real estate broker and Professor of Architecture at the University of Calgary.

Elevator Bay House

Jul 03, 2008

 Elevator Bay House by Jason-Emery Groën

The need for affordable living space and the desire to physically manifest modern architectural ideas are what propelled us to create the Elevator Bay House in Kingston. A home should be an investment in a quality of life, concern itself with the history of a place, cultivate a site and ultimately speak to the community at large. Our house speaks directly to the recent changes from heavy/medium industrial land use along the Great Lakes Shore to residential infill.

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We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy, vibrant places that uplift the spirit and gracefully fit our needs. We call for an end to poor construction, bad design, misleading marketing, unfair lending practices and environmental neglect in the housing industry. We acknowledge our collective responsibility to create CLOSE, SIMPLE, LIGHT places to live that leave a positive legacy for future generations.

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