Shelter for animals
Location: Bosstraat, Haasdonk, Belgium
Client: L. Van Halewyck
Stage: built
Date: 2006
The owner of the land between the fields and farms wanted a shelter for his sheep and a place to store hay. The answer is a vernacular looking structure with a strict modulation based on the dimensions of the temporary divisions for the isolation of sheep with young. The gradually cantilevering roof protects from rain falling in obliquely while the animals can be watched entering and leaving the stable, at a maximal angle. The grass covering and low roof edges minimize the visual impact of the volume seen from the house.
