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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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Prefab in Muskoka
Facade at Dusk
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Blending with the Environment
Entry Elevation
Living Space on Second Level
Hall Detail on Main Level
Placing the Prefab Units on Site
Site Plan
Basement Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
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This two-family house is comprised of seven prefabricated modules that took just 8 weeks to construct in the factory and install on site. The modules, when assembled, create a building that is one hundred feet long but just fifteen feet wide. It is an ‘upside down’ house, that is, the living spaces are located above the sleeping spaces.
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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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