In idyllic western Austria, Ingo Metzler's goat breeding farm with its striking light wood panelling and big glass facades sets itself apart, aiming to survive in a sector in crisis. - 'Prestige' - Today the Metzler farm -- sporting solar panels and wood panelling from spruce trees from the region -- attracts visitors.
The Metzler farm attracts 10,000 visitors a year who come to explore the premises and check out the goats. Photo: ARND WIEGMANN / AFPIn idyllic western Austria, Ingo Metzler's goat breeding farm with its striking light wood panelling and big glass facades sets itself apart, aiming to survive in a sector in crisis.
Vorarlberg -- with more than 200 architects for around 410,000 inhabitants -- has"a very old tradition of wooden construction... with a network of artisans always focused on the spirit of the times" and sought after all over theMetzler said he had no other choice but to move upmarket in the face of"difficult conditions: sloping terrain, harsh climate, small production with significant fixed costs".
Today the Metzler farm -- sporting solar panels and wood panelling from spruce trees from the region -- attracts visitors. Metzler says"animal welfare" is the priority with for example, dominant individuals able to access raised boxes"so that the animals are not stressed"."He came to see me. The fact that I grew up on a farm allowed me to know the specific constraints of this type of construction," Laesser tells AFP.
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