This is Day 141 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 reviewing the results of our work in Miami.
Today is our last day of analysis of the data we have collected from the Miami area. The final housing type we need to have a closer look at is single family houses, and keeping with the trend so far, we can conclude that the single family houses in Miami also scored the lowest on the Slow Home Test out of the four cities we have analyzed thus far – the others being Dallas, Denver and Toronto.
Overall, houses in Miami have the most significant design flaws out of the four cities we have complied the data on thus far. In Miami only 11% of single family house floor plans scored above the minimum design threshold of 13 out of 20 points on the Slow Home Test. This means that 89% of single family home have such significant design flaws that we would not recommend that them to be considered for purchase – or at least with extreme caution. This places Miami far below Toronto (20%), Dallas (20%) and Denver (39%) in the single family home category. Not a surprise given the data we have already looked at for apartment/lofts and townhouses which have also scored poorly.
Don’t forget that you have until 4pm MDT today to submit your entry for the “Miami Design Challenge” to john@slowhomestudio.com to qualify for a book prize which will be announced on Friday!
Make sure to join us tomorrow where we have a very special segment that I know you all will enjoy!