Figueras Polo Stables by Estudio Ramos
This project is located in a distinctive region of Argentina known as ?La Pampa?. Pampa is an indigenous word meaning ?plains? or ?flatland?. Along with its mild climate and fertile soils, the area is ideal for agriculture. When traveling through this area, there is an overwhelming feeling of a never-ending horizontality. The horizon, as in middle of the ocean, becomes a very strong element. The poet Atahualpa Yupanqui refers to the landscape of The Pampas as “serene and pensive?. This project, with its pronounced horizontalism and simplicity of elements, attempts to make a reference to all of these themes.
The building, commissioned by professional Polo Player Nacho Figueras, is a stable for polo horses with 44 stalls, an area of 3850 square meters and a length of 180 meters. It?s composed of two long volumes and freestanding walls, which when articulated, create diverse spaces and situations. The floor plan has two parts well distinguished by their functions. One has a more social use and overlooks the polo field, and the other, facing the back of the property, houses work facilities and groom?s quarters. The volumes that face the field are partially hidden behind extended walls and massive planted earth slopes, which not only provide privacy to the stables, but also subtly reduce the building?s impact on the landscape. Only the center of the building is revealed, where a large water pond is located next to the covered exterior terraces and the tack...
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