Brösarp dairy farm

Abstract: Within the globalization of the food industry lies gaps, disconnecting the consumer from the foods origins, increasing the ignorance about agriculture and where the food on the table comes from, and how it is produced. This thesis is focusing on the area of the dairy production industry, and how monopoly creates diversity between the small local farmer and the dairy giants, forcing small farms to shut down. At the same time, this trend gets attention by the consumers, and statistics shows that the demand of locally produced organic products is increasing. People tend to start to care about the origins of the food they consume as a consequence of industrialization and globalization which evokes reactions against unsustainable production methods and bad animal care. This thesis project thrives on this trend and explores possibilities to use the consumers interest to build a small business model that controls the full production chain, from farm-to-table. It explores possibilities to strengthen the relationship between farmers and consumers, and spreading knowledge about agriculture and dairy production with help of transparency and architecture. The work explores how architecture can be combined with function to create an unexpected experience, far away from the ordinary expectations of a farm. It explores how to play with the border between farm and the public sphere by working with natural extension of the landscape, uniting architecture and nature to its extreme.