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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.
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Creating Light, Free Flowing Space
View to Kitchen
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Dining Area
Kitchen Detail 1
Kitchen Detail 2
Bathroom
View to Dining Area from Kitchen
Attic Bedroom
Attic Bedroom 2
Millwork Detail
Floor Plan
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Clients: A software engineer, a designer and their young daughter.
Challenge: Open up a unit in a two family house, built in the early 1900’s. Create a third bedroom and a second bathroom within the existing attic space. Create lighter, more free flowing contemporary spaces.
Design Solutions: Taking down the wall between the kitchen and dining room allowed one to see from one end of the house to the other, using the power of “borrowed space” to vastly enlarge the feel of the unit. The upstairs build-out is conceived as one large bright space divided into sitting/study area, bedroom and bathroom. Renovated kitchen counters and added storage greatly increased functionality.
Scope: 1,800 s.f. renovation, including kitchen, dining room, porch, master bedroom and bath renovation. Interior furnishings and art placement.
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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.
provides design focused information that homeowners can use to improve the quality of how and where they live. It takes its name from the slow food movement which arose as a reaction to the processed food industry. The sprawl of cookie cutter housing that surrounds us is like fast food - standardized, homogenous, and wasteful. It contributes to a too fast life that is bad for us, our cities, and the environment. In the same way that slow food raises awareness of the food we eat and how these choices affect our lives, Slow Home empowers you to take more control of your home and improve the quality of how you live while reducing your environmental impact and futureproofing the long term investment value of your home.
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