Bird Feeder – Part 1 – Chu – Fall 2009

The bird feeder required research on the bird – the house sparrow – as well as the site conditions – the rail of the bridge.

Bird Feeder – Part 2 – Chu – Fall 2009

The exploration of creating a space in wood – that would function both on the scale of a trash can for people and as a feeder for the house sparrows – was based on an inquiry into how wood can bend to reach required lengths between members.

Bird Feeder – Part 3 – Chu – Fall 2009

The major program concept of the bird feeder was the reallocation  of (human) waste as (bird) food while making feeding a spectacle.  The form was also designed to have a clear site relationship to the railing, as well as the trees and the stairs beyond the railing.  Finally, the form was largely an exploration of the flexibility of wood in bending along the grain.