This is Day 101 of the Slow Home Project, and we need you to join us in our quest to evaluate the design quality of houses in nine North American cities in nine months. This week we are analyzing single family houses in Denver, and today we are going to be reviewing the work from the past week.
We have a couple of interesting things to look at on our Friday wrap up day. The big thing we are all excited about is that we have added a link to the “Slow Home Award” winners for Los Angeles and Toronto. We have also posted out first video for everyone to watch on the “Cherokee Studios Project“, which won the award for best apartment/ loft design in Los Angeles. Please take a moment to watch the video and then post a comment to let us know what you think!
Also, click on the link below to see who won the “Slow Homer of the Week” for April 30, 2010.
Now, onto the review of the design projects. As you remember, we were tasked to rework the main floor plan of a town house in Denver, Colorado and this week we had some really great submissions.
Two interesting ones to look at include this submission by Murray. He designed a “U” shaped kitchen in the center of the plan and detailed it with a half wall to provide some enclosure but still allowed a visual connection to the rest of the space. His powder room sink counter detail is also really elegant and original.
The second project to look at in detail is Terri’s plan. She has created a “floating” block of service space near the front entry which allow the kitchen to slip further back then the other designs. This leads to the possibility of making the whole main floor feel like one open loft space. This is very clever and well done.
Take some time to post your comments about what you think of this week’s “Design Projects” and let us know if there is anything you would have done differently.
We will see you on Monday where we will be spending our time looking for and evaluating the design quality of single family homes in the Denver, Colorado area! Have a great weekend!