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.

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Architects: P L O E G architecten · Office Profile

Location: Ghent, Belgium

Architect In Charge: Matthias Hemelsoet

Area: 160.0 sqm

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Amaury Henderick · Photographer Profile

Landscape Architect: Niels Everaerd

Main Contractor: Gebroeders Snoeck

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

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In order not to create caricature imitation architecture, the building is conceived as a modern industrial building. 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. These materials had as an addi...