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This Sliced Stable in the Netherlands is a little piece of community space set on a farm that is destined to become forested land again. Part of an art experience by Dutch design studio Overtreders W ^[4], the project is a vision for a community gathering place with an agricultural bent. Spotted over at Designboom ^[5], the simple, wistful structure is part of an exhibit called The Woods That See and Hear ^[6], and it consists of a kitchen and tables with a look-out seat rising above the din.

Set in the Dutch countryside in the North Brabant region, the temporary building is designed like an open stable — or a literal slice of a much larger barn. The traditional post and beam skeleton is skinned in what looks to be fabric ^[7]. As a lighthearted gathering space to drink a beer, share a meal and tell some jokes, the intimate but open project has certain nostalgic qualities, and the reused seating definitely hearkens from a time past.

Kitchens are natural gathering places within homes, so bringing this one out into the open air makes the outdoors more homey. Sliced Stable ^[5] makes space to celebrate and contemplate before nature takes back the land.

Overtreders W ^[4] also designed The Roof That Goes Up in Smoke pavilion we recently featured ^[8].

+ Overtreders W ^[4]

Via Designboom ^[5]