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The small village Hei- en Boeicop prouds itself of its many historical farms and barns. On the location of one of these typical farms and barns a shed of wood and metal gulfing plates was situated. This shed was used by the owners for storing a trailer, equipment, garden tools, sheep food and chicken food. We designed a new shed with twelve sun collecting panels on top. Providing the barn with all te energy needed.

 

The small village Hei- en Boeicop prouds itslef of its many historical farms and barns. On the location of one of these typical farms and barns a shed of wood and metal gulf plates was situated. This shed was used by the owners for storing a trailer, equipment, garden tools, sheep food and chicken food.

The owners asked us to design a new shed. Additionally the request was to make sure the roof could be used to place twelve sun collecting panels. Providing the barn with all the energy needed.

We designed a structure of a table like shape, covered with black gulfing plates. This is a material often used in sheds in this neighbourhood. The gulfing plates are draped over the table-formed structure like a table colth.

The South is exactly in the diagonal position of the table shape. We lowered the point on the South and raised the opposite point of the diagonal (the North) to obtain the ideal angle for the sun collecting panels. In this way the sun panels will be given the optimal exposure to sunlight.

One corner of the table is given the same height as the barn next to the shed. So the shed will take up the scale of the barn on this side. On the other side we moved the corner one meter from the barn. Here the cover is lifted up higher than the barn next to it. In this way we created a natural entrance. Every side of the barn is completely different and connects to the adjacent surrounding.

The shed is made of the same material as all typical shed in the region: a plate of concrete on the ground, four wooden portal frames and a cover of gulfing plates.

As a result this project is completely functional in its basics, it connects to the adjacent surroundings and refers to the common material used in the region. Yet it adds a completely different touch and fresh contemporary appearance.