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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. A stable turned into an office in West Flanders, Belgium by Studio Farris ArchitectsJune 11th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Image MEDIA AGENCY Studio Farris Architects transformed a small barn, part of a farm complex with several buildings, into an office space with meeting room, library, office desks and a resting/reading area. The owner wanted to have a small office detached from his house so he would be able to work from home at times. The stable was no more in use so he decided to use it as his home-office.  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm
 Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm The original stable, dating back to the early 1900s, was composed of several small rooms on two floors. With their renovation, the architects wanted to transform this fragmented space by enhancing the perception of the total form of the building. So they completely emptied it by demolishing the rooms and the first floor. Within this outer brick envelope, they created an inner one made out of concrete. A new “box” with a serene atmosphere was designed and inserted into the original volume. Also, this box-in-box system allows to improve energy efficiency and avoid any chemical reactions with sulphates in the ground and walls of the original farm.  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm In order to respond to the functional requirements from the client, the architects decided to design an autonomous furniture object that could divide the space without blocking views nor altering the perception of the whole volume. This object, made out of layers of stacked timber beams, transforms the space into a very functional office. The wooden beams top out to a small shared work area with two desks. A meeting area is created below with a view onto the landscape. The stacked beams become library, bookshelves, storage and resting and reading corners.  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm The beams were stacked in this particular way to create a staircase to climb to the upper workspace, and can easily reach the different bars on each level. The stacked wood mezzanine can be removed, thus making the building free and flexible to contain other objects and interiors.  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm The original façade was restored and new openings were created, responding to programmatic needs. Extra windows and skylight take full advantage of natural daylight. A large sliding glass door opens up the interior to the outside.  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm Studio Farris Architects Studio Farris Architects is an architectural practice based in Antwerp, Belgium and founded by Italian architect Giuseppe Farris in 2008. The studio’s goal is to discover the intrinsic potential in every project, questioning the obvious, exploring the surroundings and cultural heritage. This always while looking for harmony between sustainability and innovation, functionality and experience, ratio and feeling. The building’s users play a fundamental role in the conception of the architecture. Not only as users, but as dynamic and playful elements that visually influence the architecture. Architecture, interior architecture, furniture design, lighting and graphic design are all part of the same overall concept and are designed as a coherent whole, with particular attention to detail.  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Koen Van Damm  Image Courtesy © Studio Farris Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Farris Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Farris Architects
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