They say living in “Slow Home” can make life easier. What makes a Slow Home?
Location: A slow home is in a walkable neighborhood that minimizes use of a car.
Orientation: The home is correctly orientated to the sun and properly related to it’s surroundings.
Organization: The home is modestly sized, with a good flow between spaces, with a strong connection to the outdoors.
Entry: The front and back entries are spaces, not just doors.
Living: Indoor and outdoor living spaces have good daylight, and are easy to furnish.
Kitchen: The kitchen is compact with an efficient layout, good work surfaces, and sufficient storage.
Dining: The home has a well defined dining area that properly fits a table, and is suitable for daily use.
Bedroooms: All bedrooms have good daylight, and sufficient storage, and can logically fit a bed.
Bathrooms: The home has an appropriate number of well-organized, modestly sized bathrooms.
Services: The service spaces are unobtrusive and highly functional.
“A slow home should ease the stress in life, not contribute to it”
Slow Home Movement by Mary Beth Breckenridge
Slow Home Video of 50 Hillcrest in Mill Valley
Open Sunday March 15, 2011 from 1 to 4pm
Verticle Gardens
Recently Time Magazine and the San Franciso Chronicle ran stories about “Verticle Gardens” with a focus on Patrick Blanc who is considered as the inventor of the “Verticle Garden.” His oldest creation, in his Paris apartment, is still thriving after 29 years. Some examples of vertical gardens can be seen below. Below these images are links to more information in regards to Patrick Blanc, and verticle gardens.
Artist Rendering of the Drew School in San Francisco with Vertical Gardens created by Patrick Blanc
Patrick Blanc Verticle Garden Web Site
More Images and Information about Patrick Blancs Verticle Gardens
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