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project google birdhouse by shu-chun hsiao
image © shu-chun hsiao
trying to view the world from different perspectives and scales, taiwanese designer shu-chun hsiao looks at changing
interactions between macro and micron landscapes. using the google maps landmark icon, his project becomes a
physical marker for a bird's destination as they navigate the streets in a new context. just like people and way-finding,
the miniature dwellings serve as an arrival point for the feathered creatures, accommodating their needs.

project google birdhouse
image © shu-chun hsiao

street placement
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residential context
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birdhouse close up
image © shu-chun hsiao
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Quite nice concept, but birds won’t live there. They need natural materials.
Bird’s can´t fly in and out. They need space for it. That´s way there is a little stick in front.
They don´t necessary need natural materials (they prefer them) but some wood would be nice, also if the front of it instead of being strait, it´s more like a spherical casket.
Witty and clever. Birds won’t know the difference and will nest anywhere appropriate. The hole is big enough for small species – it’s not meant for eagles.
Great concept.
Do you think, if we made them in white & mounted them upside down, birds would be inclined to use them as toilets and spare our cars and sidewalks?