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DAAD Architecten has designed a new sheepfold, with a pitched barn and wool studio, in Balloo in Drenthe. The site, which was ruined through a fire, on the edge of the Balloo es [heightened plots of farmland, specific to Drenthe], has been developed into a public, central green, with spaces for education, information and art. Yard as lounge The sheepfold’s shepherds combine tending their flocks with a wide range of ancillary activities on and around the yard. In the old situation the sheepfold stood at the centre of it. Starting point for the rebuild was a landscaping approach for the entire site, with as a focus the green as spatial carrier that enhanced the relationship with the environment. DAAD designed two barns, which, through the... More