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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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Visually Rich, 100% Affordable
8th Street Elevation Featuring Geometric Mural
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Retail Windows and Modern Awning Along 8th Street
Garden Entry Provides a Chance To Decompress From the Gritty Urban Neighborhood
Interior View of Decompression Courtyard
Detail of Custom Gate
Double-height Lobbies Offer Casual Meeting and Social Spaces
Family-side Corridor and Marquee
Community Areas Throughout Provide Opportunity For Resident Interaction
Main Entrance Gate and Fountain
Family Side Common Area
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This five-story complex combines apartments with modern single-occupancy studios and a wealth of
community services. The 100-percent affordable property houses an eclectic mix of artists, immigrants,
veterans, families, and young peopleāa true microcosm of the city. The building is visually rich, with a bright
geometric facade punctuated by long windows on one side, a sinuous wall creating curving rooms on the
other. The careful, yet playful, design allows for a depth of detail uncommon in affordable housing.
Reduced parking frees space for neighborhood-serving retail, including an organic grocery.
David Baker + Partners and South Park Fabricators collaborated on the design of the gate and fountain at the main entrance.
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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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