Land+Living: Modern Birdhouses

Outdoor — December 29, 2004 Posted by James

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

15 comments

Comments (15)

nox — January 2, 2005
Ralph

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

Katy — January 3, 2005
Keep it up!

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!!!

wes — March 17, 2005

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).

Andrew — May 28, 2006
Great looking design but is it functional?

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

david — November 12, 2006
open the bottom

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.

The Revolution Corporation — April 29, 2007
function

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.

G. Harrison — May 24, 2009
Date of design

The birdhouses are inspired by the case study program that ran for many years. Is there a date you can put on the design by J. R. Davidson? I copied his style, using cedar, but modified it in two ways. I used panels of cedar rather than 2 in. strips of teak and remove the roof for clean out. Any idea how long the teak would last? Cheers, G. Harrison

James — May 26, 2009
1945

J.R. Davidson designed three Case Study Houses: #1 in 1945, #11 in 1946, and #15 in 1947. Good quality teak is the most durable and long-lasting wood species. It is a hardwood, and it'll last a long long time.

Anonymous — January 12, 2010

These Birhouses suck

Anonymous — January 12, 2010

I agree with the other anonammous

bob — January 12, 2010

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Anonymous — January 12, 2010

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bob — January 12, 2010

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birdlover87658454 — January 12, 2010

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birdlover87658454 — January 12, 2010

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