Contemporary Barn

Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick

Contemporary Barn

P L O E G architecten

MAIN CONTRACTOR
Gebroeders Snoeck

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Matthias Hemelsoet

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Niels Everaerd

MANUFACTURERS
Schelfhout

PHOTOGRAPHS
Amaury Henderick

AREA
160 m²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Belgium

CATEGORY
Barn

Text description provided by architect.

The rural area, surrounded by old farms and castles, convinced us to conceive a building according the typology of the old fram barn of this area. So we worked with a roof pitch of 45° and bays of five meters.

Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick
Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick

In consultation with the landscape architect, we orientated the building, with respect for the old farm configurations, cross scheduled at the farmhouse.

The barn is constructed from a steel frame, the facade is finished with solid precast concrete panels and the roof is made of self-supporting steel roofing sheet.

Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick
Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick

These materials had as an additional benefit to be very inexpensive.

The entrances to the building are happening through wooden sliding gates slipping behind the facade.

Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick
Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick

By using wooden gates, the barn gets a warm touch. For Natural lighting has been chosen to work with centralized light planes.

For Natural lighting has been chosen to work with centralized light planes.

The large central skylight gives an overload of light to the central space, while the polycarbonate north façade creates a constant pleasant lighting for the outdoor kitchen with a direct view of the surroundings.

Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick
Contemporary Barn
© Amaury Henderick


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Elevation 3
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Site Plan
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Drawing


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Roof Plan
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Floor Plan