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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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A Small Family Retreat
Elevation
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Large Terrace
Exterior Detail
South Elevation Detail
View From Sleeping Nook
Open Living Area
Outdoor Living Area
East and West Elevations
North and South Elevations
Floor Plan
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Project: Holiday home, 64 m2
Location: Asserbo, Denmark
Type: Commission
Client: Pernille and Michael
Status: Completed 2005
The large site is located in the woodlands between the coastline and the lake of Arresø on the Nothern part of the island of Zealand. A clearing was made in the dense vegetation, leaving a few trees to provide shade and to create a sense of depth on the site.
The small building is in essence a timber clad raft, carried on piles the house hovers just above the grass. The raft folds up and around the internal space, forming the back to the North and the ceiling ends in a large cantilevered canopy which stretches out above the terrace. The fold creates a simple and clear frame around the internal space and the terrace which works as one space emphasised with large sliding doors that connects the inside with the outside.
The facades are clad with black horizontal boards, while the underside of the cantilever is clad with slim, untreated timber louvers beneath translucent panels allowing fine strips of sunlight into the house. The remainder of the roof is coved with roofing felt. Internally, the floor, walls and the ceiling is lined with white boards.
The project is a collaboration between architect Michael Christensen and architect Pernille Poulsen.
Photographer: Adam Mørk
Engineer: Dominia
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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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