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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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Supportive and Sustainable
Folsom Street Elevation At Dusk
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Original Facade Before Renovation
Corner Elevation
Material Detail
Context View Up Folsom Street
Front Gate
Kitchen View From Loft
Natural Light In Living Area
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These 98 rental units of supportive affordable housing serve tenants with special needs, such
as physical and developmental disabilities, HIV/AIDS, and chronic homelessness. Folsom + Dore is
the first new building in San Francisco to receive a LEED Silver rating, and its sustainable features
both reduce its environmental impact and curtail the energy costs borne by residents. The entry
garden court and green stair, filled with giant bamboo, provide a transitional decompression space
between the homes and the hard urban environment outside. Residential parking has been greatly
reduced, making way for a hybrid car-share vehicle and protected bicycle parking.
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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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