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F.A.B.

Cow Barn . Basel

F.A.B.  Cow Barn . Basel (1)

F.A.B. – Forschungs- und Architekturbüro . photos: © Christian Baur . © Serge Hasenböhler

The project cow barn was a private order in the agricultural context and was put into operation, close to Basel, Switzerland, in 2005.
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The cow barn is located in the vicinity of Basel on the foothills of the Jura. As the farm needed a new orientation the decision fell on the increase of milk production and a new cow barn had to be built. On this hilly site the building should fit harmonically into the landscape. Furthermore natural materials which could be found in the surroundings should be incorporated. All the same it should be a building with its own architectural presence which reflects also the industrial character of agriculture.
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Topic: industrial, landscape

Type: commission

Location: in the vicinity of Basel, Switzerland

Year: 2003 – 2005

Size: approx. 2000m2

Client: private client

Status: realized

Project Team: Georg Schmid, Jonas Wuest

General contractor: Zaugg AG, Rohrbach

Landscape Architects: Stauffer + Schönholzer GmbH Riehen

Photographers: Christian Baur, Basel, Serge Hasenböhler, Basel