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The barn, closely related in nature to silos and sheds, is an essential building typology in rural and agricultural landscapes. Featuring highly simple and functional design solutions, barns serve specifically as storage spaces for large volumes of livestock feed and are commonly characterized by high ceilings, generous spans, and relative spatial flexibility, protecting hay and grain from the sun, rain, moisture, and animals.

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Much like silos and raised granaries, the barn is an essential building typology in agricultural storage. Their designs are typically simple and functional. Specifically serving as storage facilities for large volumes of raw materials, they are characterized by high ceilings, wide spans, and relative flexibility, protecting agricultural products—such as cereals, fruits, grains, straw, and hay—from the sun, rain, moisture, and pests.

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This week we present a selection of the best photographs of barns, both still in use and converted for residential use, that we have previously published on our site. These 13 projects reveal the relationship of these agricultural areas with rural work, the storage of food and livestock, and the imposing natural landscape in which they are located. Read on to see images from prominent photographers including Erich Spahn, David Aebi, and Matthieu Gafsou.

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