Colombier, Dorst, The Netherlands

The dovecote in the forestry area in Dorst stands in a clearing in the wood, next to a stream in which it is reflected. The way the stones are stacked leaves edges and angles on which the birds can sit. There are occasional gaps too, where a stone has been left out so that the birds can get inside to sit on bars. The dovecote is built in blocks of Pietra di Vicenza, a calcareous sandstone from Italy. 
Client
Staatsbosbeheer, Dorst
Architects
Robbrecht en Daem architecten
Program
Dovecote
Location
Dorst, The Netherlands
Date
2002–2004
Status
Completed
Team
Paul Robbrecht, Hilde Daem, Kristoffel Boghaert, Katrien Cammers, Tinne Verwerft
Structural Engineering
BAS (Dirk Jaspaert)
Contractor
Gebroeders Klarenbeek