What's Wrong With This House? (Second Edition)
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Publisher Slow Home Studio
Paperback 135 Pages
ISBN-13 978-0-9865800-1-7

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CA$17.99

Too many people live in badly designed houses and we want to change that.

There are too many houses with rooms that don’t get used, kitchens that are hard to work in, living rooms that are difficult to furnish, and front entry spaces with no closets. There are supersized houses and those that, in spite of their actual size, feel too small and cramped. What’s Wrong With This House? is a practical guide to avoiding these problems. Based on the Slow Home design philosophy, it offers practical, down-to-earth design advice that focuses on the substance of the way a house works rather than on its superficial appearance. Using example projects from their many years of architectural practice, John Brown and Matthew North show you how to evaluate the design quality of your home and make it simple to live in and light on the environment.

About The Authors

John Brown is a registered architect, licensed real estate broker, and a Professor of Architecture in the Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary. In 2009 he received a Leadership Award from Residential Architect in recognition of his work to increase public awareness about the value of design. Matthew North has a master’s degree in architecture. He is a licensed real estate agent and has 12 years experience in the residential construction industry. Together with Carina van Olm, John and Matthew are the founders of the Slow Home Movement and housebrand, an award-winning architecture, construction, and real estate practice based in Calgary, Canada.

Contents

  • What's Wrong With This House
    • A Simple Question
    • Of Food and Homes
    • An Alternate Vision
  • The Story of Tom & Sarah
    • Fast Food – Fast Houses
    • Designed-to-be-sold
    • Colliding Geometries
    • Redundant Spaces
    • False Labelling
    • Supersizing
    • Making a Change
  • The Story of Luisa & Clara
    • Slow Food – Slow Homes
    • Simple and Light
    • The Slow Home Test
    • Location
    • Size
    • Orientation
    • Stewardship
    • Entry
    • Living
    • Dining
    • Kitchen
    • Bedrooms
    • Bathrooms
    • Utility
    • Organization
    • Adding it Up
  • The Story of Gregor & Nancy
    • From Fast To Slow
    • In Praise of Older Homes
    • Revising the Main Floor
    • Revising the Upper Floor
  • The Bigger Picture
    • A National Survey of Design Quality
    • Think Like An Architect

Reviews

A Design Must Have - 5 out of 5 Stars
A brilliant concept thoughtfully and simply communicated. This book should be part of any designer's foundation conceptualisation of architecture, interior design, environmental concerns and design ethics. The elegant concepts are illustrated with a variety of straightforward examples and the authors generously share their methodology of domestic design analysis. If you're even considering buying a house or live in one you need this book.
~ Pippa (Amazon.com)

"What's Wrong With This House?" is also available as an ebook for the Amazon Kindle.

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