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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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Maximizing Space in a Small Urban Condo
Kitchen Furniture
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Living Dining
Entry Detail
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Bankview Penthouse
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Calgary, Canada West
housebrand
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Many people are surprised to learn that this housebrand designed condominium is actually less than 1,000 square feet. An open plan, lots of natural light, careful attention to architectural detailing, and a well crafted furniture plan create a spacious feeling with minimal square footage. The key to the design is the incorporation of the kitchen, dining and living areas into a single large space with the walnut kitchen cabinets and the oversize island designed as pieces of furniture. A drywall dropped ceiling adds architectural detail to the ceiling while acting as an organizing element for the Canyon sectional sofa and Walnut Cube table. A slender horizontal notch in the black oak fireplace creates a place to display photos and objects. The small entry hall is enhanced with a floating walnut storage cube, frameless mirror, and a frosted glass sliding door that divides the guest room from the entry while allowing light to filter through both spaces.
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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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