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Recreation & Leisure
Winner
Pensthorpe Play Barn,
Norfolk
A.C. Bacon Engineering
This new indoor playground has been recognised for its excellent attention to detail
and dedicated craftsmanship. It is set in a wildlife centre and, as such, is inspired by
vernacular agricultural buildings and enhances the rural setting. The environmental
qualities are abundant with excellent daylight, natural ventilation, controlled sunlight
and fitted with high thermal insulation. The judges also noted the use of rainwater to
help water the surrounding plants.
This project has been built to inspire children and to teach them to care for the
environment, as well as having pleasing aesthetics to fit into the surrounding
environment.
44 | Farming Monthly | April 2017
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