Article source: Jan Couwenberg Architecture Research, Environment, Design

On the countryside of the small village of Biezenmortel, on the edge of a national natural reserve, lies an old farm. Trough several generations the farm has slowly been transforming to a biological farm, giving place for rare cows, donkeys and shelter for the herd of sheep from the adjacent natural reserve. Beside this, the farm is host for dement elderly, who come as day guests and experiencing the wellbeing at the farm. The new building is a transition between the existing farm house, the farming and the elderly care.

Image Courtesy © John van Groenendaal

• Architects: Jan Couwenberg Architecture Research, Environment, Design
• Project: Swimming Barn
• Location: Biezenmortel, Netherlands
• Photography: John van Groenendaal
• Software used: Autocad, SketchUp

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