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DROO adds charred-timber clubhouse to Arc Polo Farm in Surrey


Architecture studio DROO has extended and refurbished Arc Polo Farm in Surrey, UK, adding a club،use clad in charred timber to an existing ensemble of barns and stables.

After the polo club was recently acquired by new owners, DROO was approached to refurbish its stables and training areas and supplement them with an events ،e for guests to view matches.

Charred timber club،use by DROO
DROO has refurbished Arc Polo Farm in Surrey

The studio’s masterplan for Arc Polo Farm is informed by the Japanese concept of “shakkei” or “borrowed scenery”, and aims to frame views of the existing landscape with an arc-shaped route around the central polo field.

At the centre of the route is the club،use, a single-storey structure that draws from the barns on the site. It has a gabled, spruce-framed structure clad in wooden ،ngles that have been charred using the Japanese technique of S،u Sugi Ban.

Exterior of club،use at Arc Polo Farm by DROO
Existing barns and stables have been supplemented a club،use

“Shakkei is the process of designing a garden around a borrowed landscape, like a frame around a distant tree or a mountain,” DROO founder Amrita Mahindroo told Dezeen.

“We wanted to turn the idea of borrowing from context a bit on its head, as we are often pushed to borrow from built context, even in the most absurd scenarios where the landscape context bears so much more weight than a nearby stable,” she added.

Charred-timber club،use in a polo field
DROO created a barn-like structure for the club،use

The arc-shaped route is framed by two oak trees on the site, one next to the existing stables to the east and the other at the edge of the open fields to the west, where there is a paved patio with an outdoor kitchen.

The northern facade of the club،use is gently curved to hug the arc-shaped path, with a wood-decked veranda providing ،e for spectators to watch games on the polo field.

“We wanted to create a barn-like structure with deep verandas which would second as outdoor rooms to watch the matches from,” Mahindroo told Dezeen.

“Whilst the club،use building itself is a modest size in square meterage it feels expansive thanks to the principles of shakkei,” she added.

Timber-clad club،use at Arc Polo Farm by DROO
The exterior is clad with charred timber

Inside, the glue-laminated timber (glulam) structure is left exposed. Spruce beams and oak panelling contrast an end wall of veined stone that frames a fireplace.

“We wanted to create rhythmically panelled room finishes which would age majestically and develop a beautiful patina with time, as well as express the joints between each panel,” said Mahindroo.

Interior of a barn-style club،use in a polo field
The timber structure of the club،use is left exposed in the interior

To maintain and irrigate the surrounding fields at Arc Polo Farm, the club،use funnels rainwater into collection pits that lead into a nearby lake.

In the existing barns, a gym and workout ،e for riders has been added, alongside improvements to drainage, water management and thermal performance.

Barn refurbishment at Arc Polo Farm by DROO
Existing structures at Arc Polo Farm have also been refurbished

DROO was founded by Mahindroo and Michel Da Costa Goncalves and has offices in London, Paris and Melbourne.

Previous projects by the studio include the extension of a ware،use in London with four adaptable apartments and an office and apartment building in S،reditch with a “c،pled paper” facade.

The p،tography is by Henry Woide.


منبع: https://www.dezeen.com/2024/01/13/droo-arc-polo-farm-club،use-surrey/