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Project Description
This design is a structure among many others, designed and built by different architects for various purposes within a large farm. I The purpose of use can be defined as a calf shelter so that calves can be taken care of under control when they are born. This 100 m2 building is a semi-open structure, except for a small fully enclosed section reserved for calves requiring special care. With closed northern, southern, and eastern facades and an open southern facade forming a broad "U" shape, the building is sheltered from the harsh winds of the region while being exposed to sunlight. This design allows for calves, accustomed to living in harsh outdoor conditions, to pass through the vulnerable stages immediately after birth in good conditions and health.

Materials, Structure And Technology
The shape and orientation of the structure were determined by the needs of its users, the calves. The roof form and slope were designed to counteract the strong winds, with a high wall positioned to the north and the roof sloping from north to south. The walls, which the 500 kg animals lean against to scratch themselves, needed to be sturdy and made from a maintenance-free material with a rough texture. Therefore, we decided that exposed concrete, with its rough texture from the formwork, was the right choice and constructed the building accordingly. The roof consists of simple wooden beams covered with wooden planks, insulated with straw and mud to reduce the impact of the sun, and topped with sinusoidal metal sheeting, commonly used in this region because it does not retain snow. The floor is made of compressed earth sloping outward, covered with straw that is replaced at regular intervals.
        Our observations during use have confirmed that we followed the right path. There is nothing "innovative" in all this. On the contrary, we built a structure similar to shelters found in this and other regions where large livestock are raised. We can call this approach "improved traditional methods." The structure we have built is an example of a simple structure that has been simplified enough for everyone to build and strengthened against severe conditions

Importance And Impact Of The Project
Technically, it is a very simple building that anyone can build; economically, it is a low-budget building compared to its counterparts with its usefulness and durability qualities; socially, it is a building that uses the experiences of the pastby improving traditional shelters; culturally, it is a building that conveys information as it carries the principle of continuity and carries the signs of the construction of ‘improved traditional’ buildings with new insights. We can say that it is a building that we care about because it is a simplified example of ecological and sustainable building experiments, which uses climate data as a design input with simple measures rather than difficult problems to deal with.