A Birdhouse Design Project ‘For the Birds’ was created for the Toronto Botanical Garden. The objective of the competition was to design and construct birdhouses that promote nesting and provide shelter for migrating birds.
The Flower House
A collection of nesting houses that are positioned to form the shape of a flower. The Flower House was inspired by the Toronto Botanical Garden’s role of encouraging an understanding of gardening, horticulture and the natural landscape.
The shape of each individual nesting compartment is inspired to reflect the Purple Martin’s fascinating ability of great speed and agility in flight. The shape is aerodynamic and its opening is tilted slightly upward to welcome the Martin as it approaches its housing in its natural way of diving at great speeds from the sky with its wings tucked.
The Flower House
A collection of nesting houses that are positioned to form the shape of a flower. The Flower House was inspired by the Toronto Botanical Garden’s role of encouraging an understanding of gardening, horticulture and the natural landscape.
The shape of each individual nesting compartment is inspired to reflect the Purple Martin’s fascinating ability of great speed and agility in flight. The shape is aerodynamic and its opening is tilted slightly upward to welcome the Martin as it approaches its housing in its natural way of diving at great speeds from the sky with its wings tucked.
