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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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Hillside House With a Downtown View
Living Room
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Front Entry
Kitchen With City View Beyond
Bamboo Stair
Ensuite Counter With Mirrors and Windows
Garden Living
Garden Fountain
Guard Rail Detail at Entry
Main Floor Plan
Upper Floor Plan
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Colborne Residence
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Calgary, Canada West
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This is a new 3200 sq.ft. residence on a hill overlooking downtown Calgary. The front of the house is three storeys tall and has a dramatic city view. There is an under-drive garage in the basement, a band of glazing on the main floor kitchen and a corner strip window above the master bathroom vanity on the third. A double height terrace space off the upper living room echoes the two storey volume of the main living space. The top floor master bedroom opens to the city view with a large window and balcony overlooking the terrace. The main living space also opens into the rear garden and a one storey study creates a south facing courtyard containing a raised concrete water trough and mahogany deck.
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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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