four floating wooden huts shape cheng tsung feng's duck nest installations

"Cheng Tsung FENG has completed a shelter for call ducks as part of his ongoing Nesting Plan series, a body of work that translates the nest-building strategies of into architectural design. Human construction techniques and woven rope materials bring the design to life. Previous works in the series include structures inspired by the Gray-Cheeked Fulvetta, Green-backed Tit, Crested Serpent Eagle, White Wagtail, and Black Bulbul."

"Artist Cheng Tsung FENG began the design process with research and prototype testing. An initial hut was placed in the pond, and the ducks' interactions with it were recorded by the villa staff. This feedback informed a series of refinements, including adjustments to buoyancy and window height, ensuring the structures matched the ducks' natural behaviors and preferences. The final installation consists of four floating wooden huts, each built in different scales and proportions to accommodate the pond's population and movement patterns."

A shelter system for call ducks in a villa pond uses human construction techniques and woven rope to create pinecone-like floating wooden huts. Four huts vary in scale and proportion to suit pond population and movement. Clad in slanted overlapping wooden shingles, the huts provide ventilation, weather resistance, and buoyancy adjustments informed by prototype testing. Circular windows enable visibility for ducks and guests and are complemented by telescopes on-site. Automatic interior lighting activates in winter or at set times, adding warmth and creating an illuminated evening display. The shelters protect from Taiwan's hot summers and typhoon periods, creating comfortable living spaces.

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