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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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Bridging the Gap
18th Street Elevation From the Top of the Hill
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Townhouses Along Arkansas Street
Balconies Overlooking Landscaped Terraces
Loft Interior
g2 Lobby
Main Stairs in g2 Lobby
g2 Site Plan
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Reclaimed from an abandoned railroad tunnel, this site steps steeply up from a light-industrial district
into a residential neighborhood. A spectrum of housing reflects this transition, combining a single-family
home, a variety of flats, townhouses, live+work lofts, and several flexible shared spaces, which creates a
diverse community.
An experimental live theater in the G2 building forms the street edge, encouraging
public participation. Layers of pathways, decks, mews, landscaping and broad city views form a sheltered
yet active urban garden on terraces tucked into the hill.
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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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