The project consists of transforming a 100 hectare abandonned dairy farm into a state of the art private stud farm for breeding english thoroughbred racehorses. The overiding imperative of the design is the health and safety of the breeding stock. An innovative approach to Barn design integrating the latest techniques in eco-friendly construction and energy usewere used to ensure these objectives are met.The ‘from scratch’ project allowed for a fresh approach to every aspect of horse breeding facilities. Starting from a detailed analysis of the existing site a number of detailed studies were carried out:
Development of client brief
Research on horse health and wellbeing
Flow charting breeding cycle
Eco-design – enhancement of natural biotopes.
Agricultural renovation Restoring typical Normandy landscape and building heritage
Natural ventilation in agricultural buildings
Followed by the main missions:
Master planning
Design of circulation infrastructure and service network
Building design: Barns, Arenas, Admin buildings, Feedstorage, Veterinary facilities.
