Overview
Project by: Dan Parker, Stanislav Roudavski.
Provision of prosthetic habitats is increasingly necessary because natural environments are increasingly impacted by urbanisation. Ongoing development causes elimination and degradation of habitat opportunities leading to declining biodiversity and displacement of animals. In response, this project investigates an approach that proposes to create habitat structures artificially. The project’s central hypothesis is that design conducted from a perspective of an animal can lead to innovative solutions for future urban ecologies.
Deep Design Lab - Prosthetic Nests for the Powerful Owl
Relevance
Theoretically, these artificial hollows could be attached to any vertical surface, but in this case powerful owls will only occupy structures that are attached to trees. The model can be adapted to the Superb fairy-wren, but dimensions and form are dictated by species requirements and habitat preferences.
Further Reading
Dan Parker, “Designing Custom Homes for Hollow-Dwelling Animals,” Architect Victoria, Design for All Life, 3 (2022): 48–51.
Parker, Dan, Bronwyn Isaac, Kylie Soanes, Nick Bradsworth, Stanislav Roudavski, and Therésa Jones. “Urban Owls Are Losing Their Homes. So We’re 3D Printing Them New Ones.” The Conversation, 2020. https://theconversation.com/urban-owls-are-losing-their-homes-so-were-3d-printing-them-new-ones-133626.