The entire property is primarily designed to function as a ranch, with future plans to include a biofarm (cultivating technical crops necessary for horse breeding, growing vegetables for personal consumption and small-scale sales in organic cultures, and raising animals) and supplementary temporary housing with associated functions. The arrangement of the ranch buildings is centrally located in the northwestern part of the property. In the second plan, the division of buildings is as follows: adjacent to the parking area is the central entrance within the training center building (with temporary accommodation on the upper floor). To the north, the building is seamlessly connected by a canopy to the most extensive structure, the riding hall with a restaurant. These continue into the feed storage buildings, which also surround the central outdoor riding arena. To the south and east are the stables, which have paddocks and two circular riding arenas on the opposite side.
The character of the arrangement and form of the buildings is strictly utilitarian—rectangular cuboids connected by flowing louvered canopies that facilitate easier movement for pedestrians or horses, depending on the operation. Additionally, these canopies provide shelter for the restaurant terrace and the wellness veranda. The buildings create a semi-open complex that can be enclosed with sliding gates to regulate the access of visitors and animals. The individual structures are characterized by the aforementioned utilitarian design and simple façade solutions—white plaster combined with natural materials such as wood and stone. In the "interior" of the complex, the exterior riding arena is oriented with glazed facades of the restaurant, wellness center, and social room.
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- Object Name : Ranch
- Location: Dunajská Streda
- Author: Ing. arch. René Baranyai
- Collaboration: Ing. arch. Peter Gašpar, Ing. arch. Marek Vadovič, Ing. arch. Gabriela Rolenčíková
- Type: New Build
- Land Area: 75 329 m²
- Total Built-up Area: 6 218 m²
- Year: 2017