The Grow Home - Softcover
With economic restructuring, demographic shifts, and lifestyle changes, the traditional family - working father, stay-at-home mother, two to three children - is no longer the norm and the need for smaller homes at moderate cost has skyrocketed. The first prototype of the Grow Home was built on the campus of McGill University in 1990 and more than one thousand units were built across North America and Europe in the first year alone. In this illustrated guide, Friedman describes the background, conception, and construction of these modest (14" x 36") homes. He details their construction for prospective owners, builders, and architects, showing how past and contemporary precedents have been transformed and how the first versions were adapted by the building industry. Visits to completed Grow Homes shed light on why such homes were purchased and the process by which they "grew." Friedman also shows how the design has been adapted for prefabrication to meet the needs of the developing world. He describes the contribution that small-unit design makes to saving valuable natural resources and shares his experiences in planning communities based on the Grow Home. The Grow Home reveals the development and history of a concept that revolutionizes the home and building industry, has been translated into over 10,000 housing units, and has received, among many accolades, the United Nations World Habitat Award.
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Avi Friedman is associate professor and director, Affordable Homes Program, McGill University. He received the Prix J.-Armand Bombardier for his Grow Home and Next Home innovations.
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"The architectural equivalent of the Japanese compact car, without options like power steering or a tape deck." The New York Times "Affordable housing is one of those fuzzy ideas that everyone likes to support but few know how to actually create. One exception may be Avi Friedman." Designer/Builder: A Journal of the Human Environment "The Grow Home is a no-frills, quality townhouse that makes so much sense, it's destined to be a model of smart living." The Ottawa Citizen
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- PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0773522042
- ISBN 13 9780773522046
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