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Franz Kiessling: Cattle Barn, Lichtenberg Estate, ?–1963

  • Landsberg am Lech, Germany, Show on map
  • #RES #Western Europe
  • Brutalist agricultural construction projects are exceptionally rare. The Gut Lichtenberg includes among other things a cattle barn, a hay loft, and silos. The constructive and functional elements rendered in raw materials dominate the appearance: exposed concrete for load bearing elements and double rows of roundwood bars for partial cladding.

  • The cattle barn has been damaged due to a fire in 1998, subsequently the hay loft and the young stock stable were demolished, while other parts were converted. (Special thanks to Christian Thyssen)