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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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Residence Perched on a Hill
Punched Out Living Area
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Elevation View
Outdoor Pool Area
Living Area Open to the Exterior
Stairwell Volume
Stairwell Volume From Below
Kitchen
Sitting Area in Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom
Exterior Detail
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The Beuth Residence represents a beautiful client-architect partnership in design. Perched on a steep, nearly 45-degree grade, the structure is a four-level, multi-faceted viewing station for the Los Angeles basin below. The residence features a crisp concrete plinth base of two levels, housing parking garages and a host of recreational amenities. A screening room, gymnasium, wine cellar, and disco lounge (complete with mirrored ball, DJ station and bar) complete the first level interior.
Teak panels clad the upper level of the house, floating as if on air, above an all-glass main level. Jutting off the master bedroom, a Miesian sitting room steals 180-degree views of the Los Angeles basin below, stretching from the Getty Museum to the skyscrapers of downtown LA.
A light, open floor plan emphasizes natural light in every room, and main program elements are central and low, so as not to block views to the outside. The circulation plan creates space along the perimeter of the home, promoting changing vistas and connection with the outdoors as one moves freely between living, dining, kitchen, and private areas. A designer by trade, the client designed many of the furnishings for the residence, and selected others to best showcase the home’s inviting architecture.
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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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