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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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To Suit and Simplfy
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Master Bed and Bath
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Custom Magazine Rack
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This loft is located in a historic downtown carpet factory originally renovated into living spaces in the 1980s. After living in the loft for 2 years the client's goal was to refresh, simplify and customize the spaces to suit his lifestyle, beginning with the ground floor.
The design for the renovated spaces began by opening up a series of small spaces at the entrance to make a large, open foyer with clean, well-lit surfaces on which to display the owner's large collection of original photography.
Achieving an airy open concept on the ground floor, while at the same time enabling the master bedroom and home office to co-exist in close proximity, two large pivoting doors connect the spaces to the main foyer. The pivoting home office door differentiates living spaces from working spaces and offers an opportunity for the client (a magazine publisher) to display a portion of his large magazine collection.
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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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