Bird’s Nest Atami
- Year
- 2014
- Category
- Details · Architecture +Wood
- Type
- Cultural
- Status
- Built
- Location
- Atami, Japan
I am often struck by the nests, crows build using clothes hangers. Hangers aren’t only durable but also elastic, and they offer more hooks to connect than branches and hence are easier to assemble. Crows, flying deftly across the dichotomy of natural and artificial, are creating a functional and comfortable environment. When I was thinking about how I’d like to make a building like those, I received a request of a tea house of 10m2 or less. The host tree was a great camphor tree over 300 years of age.
I am often struck by the nests, crows build using clothes hangers. Hangers aren’t only durable but also elastic, and they offer more hooks to connect than branches and hence are easier to assemble. Crows, flying deftly across the dichotomy of natural and artificial, are creating a functional and comfortable environment. When I was thinking about how I’d like to make a building like those, I received a request of a tea house of 10m2 or less. The host tree was a great camphor tree over 300 years of age.