the everyday birdhouse
HOW DO YOU Experience bird living? THE MASTERPLAN OF A MODULAR 3D GRID IAN M JUL
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MORGANTOWN, WV
CITIES HAVE REPLACES BIRD HABITATS, AND MANY BIRD SPECIES HAVE DISAPPEARED, ALTHOUGH SOME SPECIES HAVE ADAPTED. THEY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO THRIVE WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE BUILT FOR OURSELVES WITHOUT TAKING THEM INTO CONSIDERATION.
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WE HAVE DESTROYED HABITATS AND KEEP DOING SO; WE BUILD AND THINK OF OUR NECESSITIES AND DON’T THINK THAT WE NEED OTHER SPECIES TO SURVIVE AND TO KEEP THE WORLD FUNCTIONING. THESE SPECIES HAVE NEEDS AS WELL, BUT WE IGNORE THIS FACT.
COLISEUM AND ATHLETICS
FOOTBALL STADIUM
EVANSDALE CAMPUS
DOWNTOWN
CORE ARBORETUM
MON RIVER
BIRD HABITATS
DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
Dense vegetation Riparian buffer Urban settings PRT Station PRT Tracks Bird connections between habitats
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BIRDS HAVE DEMONSTRATED TO BE RESILIENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ONLY RECOVERED FROM LOSING HABITATS, BUT THEY HAVE WITHSTOOD THE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS THAT CITIES AND URBAN CENTERS POSE FOR THEM.
THIS IS US
bird name
habitat
Behavior
Eastern Phoebe
Building
Flycatching
House Finch
Tree
Ground forager
Blue Jay
Tree
Ground forager
American Robin
Tree
Ground forager
Cedar Waxwing
Tree
Foliage gleaner
Estern Bluebird
Cavity
Ground forager
Carolina & Black-Cap Chickadee
Cavity
Foliage gleaner
Northern Flicker
Cavity
Ground forager
White-breasted Nuthatch
Cavity
Eastern Speech-Owl
Cavity
Tufted Titmouse
Cavity
Downy Woodpecker
Cavity
Pileated Woodpecker
Cavity
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Cavity
Carolina Wren
Cavity
Gray Catbird
Shrub
American Goldfinch
Shrub
Foliage gleaner
Northern Mockingbird
Shrub
Ground forager
Song Sparrow
Shrub
Ground forager
Killdeer
Ground
Ground forager
Bark forager Stalking Foliage gleaner Bark forager Bark forager Bark forager Ground forager Ground forager
REALITY
Killdeer
Song Sparrow
arolina Wren
NSDALE MPUS
Blue Jay House Finch
EVANSDALE CAMPUS
House Finch
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American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Estern Bluebird
Killdeer
DOWNTOWN
Carolina Chickadee Blue Jay
Red-bellied Woodpecker Carolina Wren
Nuthatch
n Robin
Nuthatch
Tufted Titmouse
American Goldfinch
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Speech-Owl
Cedar Waxwi
WESTOVER Song Sparrow
Estern Bluebird
Tufted Titmouse
Downy Woodpecker
Caroli Chicka
Northern Mockingbird
WITHIN THE CITY
this is OUR CITY
CAN THEY SEE US?
these are HUMAN COMMUNITies
DO THEY KNOW WE ARE UP HERE?
WE SEE BIRDS AND HEAR THEM DURING OUR EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES, ON OUR WAY TO WORK OR SCHOOL, FROM OUR HOMES AND BACKYARDS, AND WHEN WE VISIT THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
this is urban life
AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES
BECAUSE THEY HAVE ADAPTED TO OUR CITIES, WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT THEY ARE AROUND; WE BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN AN EASY TASK FOR THEM TO ADAPT, AND IGNORE THEM EVERY DAY.
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WE MUST DELIVER A MESSAGE
OOOOH AAAAHH
HA HA, you fool birds !
the people of morgantown will NOT TOLERATE THIS...
WE ARE LEAVING !
CITIZENS: PLEASE DON’T LEAVE!
let’s design how to live with them
we can work it out with the birds
T I N E H T D AN D E N E P P A H
THE MODULAR 3D GRID IS THE FUTURE OF THE CITIES BECAUSE IT INTEGRATES MODULES WITH THE CITY, ITS TOPOGRAPHY, RESIDENTS AND EVERY DAY ACTIVITIES.
THIS 3D MODULAR GRID IS FANTASTIC
THE EVERYDAY BIRDHOUSE STARTS OFF AS A GRID COMPOSED OF CUBES, WHICH ARE CONSTITUTED BY STEEL-FRAMING SYSTEMS, WHICH PROVIDE RIGIDITY AND SUPPORT TO THE GRID ITSELF AND THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE GRID. WE WILL BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH NATURE
LOOK AT THOSE BIRDS!
LOOK AT THOSE HUMANS !
THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE 3D GRIDS ARE CALLED PODS, AND THESE CAN HOUSE ANY TYPE OF LAND USE SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, INSTITUTIONAL AND CIVIC.
3D structural grid. Bird nesting at high elevation. No human access.
Housing pod
Mixed use building
Housing pod Bird nesting at high elevation. No human access.
Mixed use building and rainwater harvesting below
Bird nesting at medhigh elevation. Birding activities
Housing pod
Mixed use building
PRT Station
Relationship of proposed boathouse with river
Relationship of proposed green space with PRT
Relationship of proposed retail with street Rainwater harvesting below building tower
Arts and crafts center for recycled plastic
Bird nesting at medium elevation. Human recreation activities
the 3d grids are being built throughout the city
Relationship of proposed retail and proposed green space
Relationship of proposed green space with river Relationship of proposed green space with exisiting native vegetation near river
Bird nesting at low elevation. Human recreation activities Retail stores for local artisans. Every member of the comminuty is an artisan!
Preservation of existing native vegetation
Bird nesting at low elevation. Birding activities.
Preservation of existing native vegetation
Fishing activities for relationship with river Boathouse to encourage river activities
THE 3D GRID NOT ONLY SUPPORTS THE PODS, BUT ALSO PROVIDES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE EXISTING PART OF TOWN AND THE PODS THEMSELVES.
this is the NEW CITY
the 3d grids allow an interaction between human activities and bird habitat
THE 3D GRIDS ADAPT TO THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE TOWN AS THE AREA CHANGES. FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THERE ARE BUILDINGS WITH STUDENT HOUSING. IT CONNECTS STUDENT HOUSING PODS WITH THESE EXISTING BUILDING.
eastern phoebes forage through fly-catching
blue jays prefer to nest at high elevations
LET’S GO WATCH THE BIRDS THROUGH THE BRIDGES
Mixed use building
Mixed use building with rainwater harvesting below building tower
3D structural grid.
Bird nesting at high elevation. No human access.
Bird nesting at high elevation. Birding activities
Bird nesting at high elevation. No human access.
Bird nesting at medhigh elevation. Birding activities
Bird nesting at medhigh elevation. Birding activities
Housing pod
Fishing activities for relationship with river
Bird nesting at low elevation. Human recreation activities
Boathouse to encourage river activities
woodpeckers nest in tree cavities and forage on bark
PRT Station
Preservation of existing native vegetation
Arts and crafts center for recycled plastic
FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED, THE GRID DEFORMS TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE GROUND FLOOR, AND WHERE THE RIVER IS LOCATED, THE GRID EXTENDS AND TOUCHES THE WATER TO PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE BIRDS AND HUMAN CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH IT.
IT IS ESTABLISHED THAT THE EVERYDAY BIRDHOUSE IS NECESSARY FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITIES, AND FOR THAT REASON CHILDREN ARE NOW LEARNING HOW TO DEVELOP EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BENEFIT THE BIRDS AND HUMANS AT THE SAME TIME.
BIRDS BRING LITTLE BITS OF WILDERNESS TO THE CITIES.
BIRDS HAVE BEEN, WILL BE AND ARE PART OF OUR DAILY LIVES. WE NEED TO LEARN AND TEACH HOW TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH THEM, WITHOUT DESTROYING THEIR HABITAT LITTLE BY LITTLE LIKE WE HAVE BEEN DOING.
VISTAS
DUE TO THE RISKS WINDOWS AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS INSIDE BUILDINGS POSE TO BIRDS, BIRD-PROTECTION SCREENS HAVE BEEN ADAPTED ON THE FACADES OF BUILDINGS WHICH ALLOW THE VISUAL OF RESIDENTS TO THE OUTSIDES, AN AT THE SAME TIME PROTECT THE BIRDS FROM CRASHING AGAINST THE WINDOWS BY DEFLECTING THE LIGHTS COMING FROM INSIDE THE BUILDINGS AND THE REFLECTION OF THE SKY ON THEM.
BIRD SCREEN PROTECTION
THE PODS ARE DESIGNED AS BUILDING WITH DIFFERENT ANGLES TO PROVIDE VISUALS TO EVERY PART OF THE GREEN SPACES WHERE BIRDS NEST AND FORAGE, SO THAT HUMANS CAN BE AWARE OF THE EVERYDAY PRESENCE OF BIRDS.
LET’S START ACTING UPON THIS BY CREATING AND ACCEPTING HABITATS FOR BIRDS. TECHNICALLY, HUMANS NEED BIRDS BECAUSE THEY KEEP SYSTEMS IN BALANCE BY DISPERSING SEEDS, POLLINATING PLANTS, AND RECYCLING NUTRIENTS BACK INTO THE EARTH.
THE EVERYDAY BIRDHOUSE OFFERS A 3D GRID WITH PODS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT LAND USES. THESE LAND USES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE GREEN SPACES WHERE BIRDS CAN NEST AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS . VISTAS
3D G R ID INSID G OES TH RO E OF BU I L UG H TH E D I NG PODS VISTAS FROM EVERY ANGLE INSIDE BUILDING PODS
THE GRID SUPPORTS ITSELF AND THE PODS
SPIRITUALLY, HUMANS NEED BIRDS FOR INSPIRATION AND CREATIVITY, AND TO TEACH US THAT THERE ARE MIRACULOUS BEINGS THAT CAN FLY AND SEE THE WORLD FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN WE DO.
IN MANY CITIES, BIRDS EVEN MAKE PART OF THE SENSE OF PLACE. MANY REGIONS IN AMERICA HAVE A CERTAIN BIRD AS THE OFFICIAL BIRD.
“Education is the m ost powerful weapo n you can use to change the w orld.” - nelson man dela
BIRDS CONNECT HUMANS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD, AND THROUGH THEM WE SEE THE PREDICTION OF THINGS SUCH AS SEASONS AND WEATHER CHANGES. LET’S START BY LEARNING !
the everyday birdhouse
the masterplan of a modular 3d grid M JULIANA LLOREDA LAWRENCE TECH UNIVERSITY ADVANCED DESIGN STUDIO 1 - FALL 2014