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Horses manure is stored and composted and therefore is no longer considered waste. The compost is then sold to farmers and also to fertilise the plants in the orchard. The notion of Galloping, flying thoughtout the building, is achieved as a result of the viewing/exhibition platform. The platform is host to a permanent exhibition about horses in britain. This reduces the options of the user of the platform to either watch the exbihition, watch the activity in the stalls or carry on walking to the cafe where the viewing platform stretches and allows you to see the Southbank as well as the arena
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The learning area is made up by large classroom that can be divided by moving panels and a film/meeting area next to it. In front of the classrooms there is a window looking out to the pastures and the pool being this one of the first encounters of the visitor with the horses.
The service areas located at the back of building dividing workers with the public visitors HORSES
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The building is almost completely closed on its west facade, turning its back on capitalists corporations.
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The reception and offices are located at the entrance
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Horses are able to roam freely thoughtout the landscape
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The roof becomes part of the lanscape maximising the pasture area
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The menage in the centre of the complex is used by horses to excercise in a good quality surface as the one from an arena.
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The hills create a visual barrier between the inside of the complex and the outside This orchard uses horse muck to fertilise its plants and its a way to reduce the amount of waste produced in the building. It is also a source of feed for horses.
This area is designated for turists and London Eye users, the window at the end of the arena allows people to have a glimpse inside the facilities and enjoy the show.
As the activity the building differentiate experiences:
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Workers/Walk: Slow, elaborated Children & Horses/Trot: Dynamic Parents/ Gallop: Quick
The chimineys allow great ventilation and light into the building
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