PIN Number | Številka PIN: 252136
Authors | Avtorji: Vitor Kamayura, Valentina Jozinović, Beatriz Innocenzi De Simone
Project description (from the competition dossier):
Architecture often speaks loudly when it addresses humans and quietly when it shelters animals. Earthed Coop reverses this hierarchy. It proposes a space where the hen is not an instrument of production but the protagonist of a carefully constructed micro-architecture. The project begins from a clear intention: to provide comfort, protection, and dignity for the hens while reducing human intervention to what is strictly necessary. The coop is conceived not as a utilitarian object but as a small, precise building that expresses a relationship to soil, climate, and everyday ritual.
Located in Dobrava pri Škocjanu, within the clearing of the clustered farmstead, the project responds directly to its environmental and architectural context. The site opens toward the southeast, receiving consistent daylight, while colder winter winds predominantly arrive from the north and northeast. Two parallel rammed earth walls are positioned along these exposed edges, forming a protective thermal spine and anchoring the structure within the rural layout. The elongated form aligns with the logic of surrounding farm buildings, reinforcing the existing spatial order rather than competing with it.
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