What's Wrong With This House? A Practical Guide To Finding A Well Designed Sustainable Home

John Brown; Matthew North

ISBN 10: 0986580015 / ISBN 13: 9780986580017

Published by Slow Home Studio, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What's Wrong With This House? A Practical Guide To Finding A Well Designed Sustainable Home
• Publisher: Slow Home Studio
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0986580015
• ISBN 13: 9780986580017
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

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

Too many houses have 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 Author

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.