Sheepstable / 70F Architecture

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Architects: 70F Architecture
Location: Muiderweg 8, 1351 GJ, Almere,
Project start: 2003
Project finished: 2007
Design Team: Bas ten Brinke (Project Leader) and Carina Nilsson MScA (Project Architect)
Commissioner: the City of Almere, the Netherlands, DMO NME, Hans Warrink
Contractor: Reimert Bouw- en Infra, Almere, the Netherlands, Ben van Nieuwenhuizen
Budget: 300.000 EURO (US $465.693)
Constructed Area: 400 sqm
Photographs: Luuk Kramer

The city of Almere has a population of about 80 . The are mobilized to keep the powerful weed acanthus or bears-breech that grows in the “vroege vogel” – forest and “kromsloot” – park in Almere under control. To centralize and house this population, a stable was needed. The stable is designed with an a-symmetrical homogeneous cross-section.

The construction (pine) and cladding (Western Red Cedar) are made of wood. Only the curved girders are made of steel. This was done to emphasise the tube-like shape of the interior, which would have been less strong using twice as high wooden girders. The tube has three strategically placed daylight openings, of which one is close to the floor level, so people can look inside even when the building is closed.

The stable is designed to make it possible for the public or school classes to visit the building and experience the keeping of sheep up close. At one end of the building, on the second floor, a room for the shepherd and a small office is realised. There are sleeping facilities for the shepherd, who has to stay over night in case any sheep are lambing. Work in and around the stable will be done by, amongst others, people who live with a mental social or psychiatric disability, supervised by the shepherd.

Apart from the public function, the Muslim community will be able to buy the lambs they need for yearly ritual purposes.

 
 
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Dornua Sati says:

“Apart from the public function, the Muslim community will be able to buy the lambs they need for yearly ritual purposes.”

Disgusting

 
# February 15, 2009 at 23:46
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Stepan says:

“Apart from the public function, the Muslim community will be able to buy the lambs they need for yearly ritual purposes.”

Sensless

 
# June 25, 2009 at 05:39
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16:08:78 says:

THIS IS FOR SHEEPS..!!!………90% of all AD readers live in poverty compare to this sheeps and sure the rest 10% of lucky bastards.

 
# July 1, 2009 at 23:51
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senforest says:

it tastes well。

 
# July 26, 2009 at 21:57
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8:06 PM Nov 29th

Is it wrong to want to live in this sheep stable? http://t.co/paMMB6OS

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