Land+Living: Modern Birdhouses

Modern Birdhouses
Category: Outdoor
Posted by: James on 12/29/2004 9:50:00 AM | Digg | Stumble It! | del.icio.us
A Case Study for the birds

Perhaps you don't live in the modern home of your dreams... but at least the birds in your yard can. Designed by architect Dail Dixon of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, these modern birdhouses are inspired by Entenza's Case Study Houses Program (1945-1962). Each of the three designed is named after a Case Study participant: J.R. Davidson, Richard Neutra, and Ralph Rapson.

[The birdhouses] are hand-made of sustainably harvested teak and finished with an oil that protects against water, mildew, and UV rays. The roofs are constructed of sandblasted 1/4" thick aluminum plate and aluminum dowels.

Link: Modern Birdhouses
Designer: Dail Dixon
Via: Treehugger

J.R.

Richard

Ralph

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Ralph
Posted by nox on 1/2/2005 10:17:00 AM

very awesome. If i had a place to put one i'd get it!

Keep it up!
Posted by Katy on 1/3/2005 3:10:00 PM

You guys are very good at finding great new designs around the web - I received the Candela (featured here a while ago) for Christmas - one of these bird houses is next on my list! Thanks!!!

Posted by wes on 3/17/2005 3:47:00 PM

just wanted to note that the birdhouse designs have changed - the perch has been removed. see new photos on the Modern Birdhouses website (http://modernbirdhouses.com).

Great looking design but is it functional?
Posted by Andrew on 5/28/2006 11:35:00 PM

Just purshased one. Look great!
Here's my question... assuming some terrfic bird moves in... how am I supposed to keep the birdhhouse clean.

open the bottom
Posted by david on 11/12/2006 12:14:00 AM

Andrew, if you'll read the notes on the website, you'll see that the bottom of the birdhouse can be removed with a screwdriver for regular cleaning.

function
Posted by The Revolution Corporation on 4/29/2007 9:33:00 AM

I'm interested to hear from those that have purchased one of these good looking bird houses on how they have performed as a nest box. The size seems bigger than that usually preferred by the average species... & I'm wondering about the cleaning access being through the bottom - which means you would have to disturb the nest set up by it's inhabitants.

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