Dissertation Synopsis Athina Fili
Equine Facilities: Sustainable Design and Landscape Development based on Horse and Human Main Objective As an architecture student, horse owner and rider and interested on building and landscape development, in this dissertation I will investigate the sustainable designing of equine facilities along with the master planning and landscape development. Within this area of interest, the necessary factors that must be taken into account for an equine facility could be explored as well as the ways to design based on not only humans but also horses. I strongly support the opinion for equine architecture that states that the facility which hosts humans and horses should be developed based on the needs of both of them. The landscape is key to equine facilities as long as the correct allocation of buildings according to necessities. Some common design mistakes on equine facilities can be noted. In the first part of my dissertation I will explore the ways of designing the landscape and master plan appropriately including also the necessary spaces for an equestrian community and how to allocate them in the master plan. In order to develop a successful equine environment, the architect have to try and understand both the horse’s and the human’s psychology and perception of space and therefore incorporate them in a proposal that will be elegant, luxurious, beautiful, healthy and safe.
Illustrations from www.blackburnarch.com and www.oakhavenpartners.com/facility.html
Equine Facilities: Case Studies In this extended reasearch I will incorporate three case studies of equine facilities made by Blackburn Architects, noting which parts are designed successfully and what factors are taken into account
Beechwood Stables, Weston, Massachusetts
Oakhaven Farm, Austin, Texas
Glenwood Farm, Ridgeway, South Carolina