This is Day 139 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, as well as announcing a new Design Challenge.
It’s Monday and it is also our last week in Miami! This week we are analyzing the data from the Slow Home Project and today we are looking at the overall design quality of apartment/ loft projects. The group analyzed 270 apartment/ loft projects in Miami, but unfortunately the results were very disappointing. The apartment/ loft projects in Miami had the lowest score out of the four cities we have analyzed so far – the others being Toronto, Dallas and Denver.
Only 42% of the apartment/ loft projects in Miami met the minimum design threshold score or 13 out of 20 points on the Slow Home Test. That means that 58% of apartment/ loft projects in Miami have such serious design problems that they should really be avoided all together. Also, unlike other cities, not one single project scored higher than 17 out of 20. Most surprising still was the almost universal lack of environmental performance features integrated into the design of new apartment/ loft projects in Miami.
We would like to hear what you think about these results. Leave us a comment as to why you think that Miami has scored so poorly on the Slow Home Test in the apartment/ loft category. Tomorrow, we will continue out analysis of the data and we will be looking at townhouses in Miami.
Miami Design Challenge
For this weeks design exercise we have another “Design Challenge”. Click on the player below to watch John and Matthew review the floor plan of this badly designed, 1514 sq ft single family home from the Miami area. Your challenge is to re-work this floor plan. You have until 4pm Calgary time on Wednesday, June 9 to submit your plan by email to john@slowhomestudio.com – please don’t post your scheme to the site. We will be choosing the best plan and the winner will receive a book prize! Good luck and we look forward to seeing your submissions. We will be announcing the winners on Friday in a special episode!
Choosing The Best Apt/Loft in Miami (PDF)
Choosing The Best Apt/Loft in Miami (Existing)
Choosing The Best Apt/Loft in Miami (Demo)
Choosing The Best Apt/Loft in Miami (Full Symbol Library)