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Petting Farm
Almere Stad, Almere, The Netherlands
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Petting Farm
Almere Stad, Almere, The Netherlands
Most city parts of Almere, a city with almost 190.000 inhabitants, have a
petting farm. In the 'den Uyl' park there used to be one, but it burned down in
the early 80's, leaving only its concrete foundation. Early 2005 we were
commissioned by the municipality of Almere to design a new petting farm on
the exact location and the remaining foundation. The building was finally built
using almost only sponsored money, and finished late 2008.
We designed a wooden box with an open facade system for the upper half of
the building, allowing the wind to ventilate the whole farm continuously. Half of
the building is stable; the other half consists of toilets, storage and on the
second floor an office and storage. The stable itself has no second floor. As
you walk lengthways through the building, you will pass the animals that are
contained to the left and to the right behind fences. There are no doors in the
building, but there are six shutters, two for the public on the short ends of the
building and four for the animals, two on either long side of the building.
These shutters will open manually or automatically in the morning, reacting on
the upcoming sun, as they will close again at the end of the day, when the sun
goes down. The animals will easily learn to be inside again on time, if they
like. At night, the building becomes a light beacon in the park.
One could say that the box, a building extensively reduced in aesthetic
violence, wakes up and goes to sleep every day.
petting farm. In the 'den Uyl' park there used to be one, but it burned down in
the early 80's, leaving only its concrete foundation. Early 2005 we were
commissioned by the municipality of Almere to design a new petting farm on
the exact location and the remaining foundation. The building was finally built
using almost only sponsored money, and finished late 2008.
We designed a wooden box with an open facade system for the upper half of
the building, allowing the wind to ventilate the whole farm continuously. Half of
the building is stable; the other half consists of toilets, storage and on the
second floor an office and storage. The stable itself has no second floor. As
you walk lengthways through the building, you will pass the animals that are
contained to the left and to the right behind fences. There are no doors in the
building, but there are six shutters, two for the public on the short ends of the
building and four for the animals, two on either long side of the building.
These shutters will open manually or automatically in the morning, reacting on
the upcoming sun, as they will close again at the end of the day, when the sun
goes down. The animals will easily learn to be inside again on time, if they
like. At night, the building becomes a light beacon in the park.
One could say that the box, a building extensively reduced in aesthetic
violence, wakes up and goes to sleep every day.
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