Lovable Places – No. 1

Lovable Place No. 1

Sustainable buildings must be Lovable, Durable, Flexible, and Frugal.  ”The first of the four foundations of sustainable buildings is Lovability, because it does not matter how efficiently the building performs if it is demolished and carted off to the landfill in a generation or two because it cannot be loved. ”  - Steve Mouzon

Thank you Steve for your profound observations.  I was so inspired after listening to Steve’s interview on Treehugger that I wanted to dedicate a series of blogs to Loveable Places that are often old, inspiring, restful, natural, and places I love to spend time.  Odds are these places will long outlast most of our LEED certified buildings of today.

This first lovable place is a Georgian Cottage that I am blessed to stay at while traveling.  The photo says it all, no fuss just a perfect proportion, with proper scale, material, and detail.  Placed perfectly at the end of a terraced garden on the edge of the wood.  I will write more about it’s mother estate and Architect in subsequent blogs.