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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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Stacked Volumes
Front Facade at Night
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View From Courtyard Balcony
Transitional Space
Main Level - View 1
Main Level - View 2
Stair To Upper Level
Courtyard
Main Floor Plan
Courtyard Level Plan
Upper Floor Plan
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Completion: Fall 2005
Project Size: 3000 sq.ft.
Project Cost: $800,000
Client: Charles Pachter
This new 3 storey residential project is linked to an existing artist’s studio in downtown Toronto, between Chinatown and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Three black metal-clad volumes house each of the project’s three programs: studio, gallery and residence. Each volume frames views of the city beyond: a fragment of Victorian Toronto, an intimate garden and reflecting pool, and the skyline of the city. The project creates austere light-filled spaces in a dense urban context. The garden creates a tiny outdoor oasis in the context of the city.
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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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