AJ Small Projects 2012
cat Professional Diploma Students Coed Gwern Bird Hide, Machynlleth, Cost ÂŁ1,500 46
The students on the Professional Diploma course at the Centre for Alternative Technology designed this temporary timber structure as a summer bird hide in the Coed Gwern woodland. The walls, roof and seating are integrated into one structure that is visually permeable and provides sufficient shelter without feeling separated from the environment. The
demounted structure was constructed over five days from Welsh organically grown untreated timber that was sawn and processed within 500 metres of the site. The lengths of timber were designed to achieve minimal waste of sawn pieces and the off-cuts were used to form spacers in between the timber. No mains electricity was consumed; battery and hand tools were used. aj 26.01.12