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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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A Blend of Courtyards and Interior Spaces
Outdoor Living Area and Reflecting Pool
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Outdoor Walk
View of Rear Exterior
View From Street
Front Entry
View of Reflecting Pool From Entry
Dining
Sitting Area
Interior Courtyard
Master Bathroom
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Located on a narrow beach-front lot, this house was designed as a minimalist counterpoint to the existing rustic cabins situated along the Puget Sound. From street level, the unassuming house slowly unveils itself, becoming a series of courtyards and interior spaces that weave together, blurring the relationship between outside and inside. Reflecting pools ribbon around the exterior of the house reaching toward the waterfront, creating a sense of connection to the Puget Sound below. An elemental material palette and strong but simple architectural gestures reinforce the underlying notion of a Northwest picnic shelter, allowing the magnificent natural surroundings to shine through.
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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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