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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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Overlooking Fifty Miles of Malibu and Santa Monica Bays
Front Elevation
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Exterior Facade Detail
Roof Overhang
Dining Room Open to Exterior
Living Room Fireplace
Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom Open to Exterior
Ensuite Bathroom
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Overlooking fifty miles of the Malibu and Santa Monica bays, the Benjamin Residence contains approximately 4,500 square feet of living space on a 4.7-acre mountainside. The home is a two-story structure with a detached three-car garage/ workshop/guesthouse building. A clean design assembles three rectangular prisms, the center all-glass volume slipping between the two outside floor prisms. An 18-foot long by 4-foot wide bridge at the second floor level connects the end prisms. A structural beam between the Kalwall translucent material and sliding glass doors below provides sun protection, 20 feet out in each direction.
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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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