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Architects: MOTIV Architects
- Area: 355 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Ema Peter
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Manufacturers: Behr, Blueskin, NovaSeal, Westform Metals, Weyerhaeuser
Text description provided by the architects. The goal of the Swallowfield barn was to use the very process of design and construction to strengthen the bond amongst a tight-knit family and to build community within their rural neighbourhood. Designed by the architect for his parents on their farm in rural Langley, BC, Canada, known affectionately as Swallowfield, it was conceived of in two parts. It is first a humble barn designed for simple inhabitants - resident cattle, swine, sheep, fowl, cats, and barn owls, with workshops and storage for a modest hobby farm. It is secondly an homage to the vernacular building forms of our nation's agricultural landscape and the community building processes that shaped them.
