Caballeriza la Solana by Nicolas Pinto da Mota
Perforated walls and sliding timber doors feature in this stable in Uruguay by architect Nicolas Pinto da Mota (+ slideshow).
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Nicolas Pinto da Mota designed the stable for the owner of a horse farm in Soriano, western Uruguay.
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Wooden beams are left exposed on the underside of a gently sloping steel roof, which shelters eight concrete horse pens and a central corridor.
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A veterinary area and a storage room for saddles are located at one end of the building, along with extra storage space.
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Narrow timber doors are set at intervals along the concrete brick walls of the building, giving each horse a direct exit to the paddocks outside.
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"Measurements, sizes, provisions and heights are a consequence of the needs thoroughbred horses have to circulate and move," architect Nicolas Pinto da Mota said.
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At night, light shines through the brickwork perforations, which gradually increase in size across the facade.
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We've also featured more horse-related architecture - a stick-covered dome in the Czech Republic that looks like a birds nest and houses a riding arena. See more animal architecture and design »
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Another project in Uruguay is an airport with a curved roof in Montevideo.
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Photography is by Eduardo Moras.
Here's a short description from the architects:
Caballeriza la Solana - La Salona Stable
This project consists in extending a set of buildings in which there is a horse farm. The farm already had some sheds and other precarious constructions based in the typical scheme of nave with gable roof.
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These constructions prefigured the first approximation to the scale and typology of the new building. Neutrality and a certain lack of leadership give the building the chance to dialogue and establish a wise relation with the context.
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Also there is an exploration in the technique, which gives a step forward based on the traditional brick constructions.
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The choice of the materials and the axial disposal of the program where chosen to provide the horses a stable way of life. The program contemplates two different areas: an area of boxes and another of veterinary and saddles room.
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Measurements, sizes, provisions and heights are a consequence of the needs thoroughbred horses have to circulate and move. This where taken into account to determine the height and the structure measurements of the building.
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Author: Arq. Nicolás Pinto da Mota Associate: Arq. Victoria Maria, Falcón Location
Location: Soriano, Uruguay
Project team: Arq. Matías Cosenza, Tadeo Itzcovich, Agustín Aguirre
Surface: 240 square metres
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Customer: Alvaro E. Loewenthal
Structure: Enginee. Fernando Saludas
Construction team: Della Mea Camblong S.A.
Project year: 2011
Construction years: 2012-2013