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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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An Historically Respectful Addition and Renovation
The New Facade at Dusk
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The New Facade
Living Room
Interior Detail
Guest Bathroom
Master Bathroom
Building Axo
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This award winning addition and renovation is to a three-story subdivided remnant, with no means of vertical circulation, previously adjoined to a larger commercial and retail building (c. 1850).
While being respectful of the original face fronting the historical street, the proposal for the addition to the rear called for the demolition and removal of the existing rear façade, and the emergence of a new anterior face behind the 1850’s façade which spoke directly of the programmatic insertions: a communicating stair from the basement to the third floor, a large open bathroom addition on the second floor and a terrace off of the third floor.
The new anterior face is the expression of ‘passage and poche’ at each of the floors resulting in a face which mediates between old and new.
The new posterior face, unlike the existing front façade, is a clear articulation of the programmatic elements which it un-veils. Its face becomes a manifestation of new apertures and perforations with a direct and transparent reflection of its contents.
Total Area: 1728 sq.ft.
Completion: January 2004
All photography copyright Frank Iaquinta/ Barry Halkin Photography.
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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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