Our first client were the chickens.
Our brief was to design a place for hens to lay eggs and incorporate the shape of the dome in our design. We started with observing the hens and understanding their behaviour and reaction to different things.
So our clients are
inquisitive by nature and seem playful. They enjoy their own space and are very
sensitive to sound and light. They move a lot and never walk straight.. they
keep touching the ground with their beaks and also move their neck forward with
every step they take. One thing which we found interesting is that they enjoy
different levels.
After observing
the hens we realised that we need to build a space which is not very
artificial, but organic in nature. We also got to know that they enjoy raised
platforms or surfaces so we tried incorporating that in our design.
We were
curious about how chickens react to mirror and eventually found out that they
go kind of crazy looking at their own reflection…
Initially we
were considering an underground chicken coop but then we got to know that hens
are claustrophobic so we dropped that idea. It’s interesting because our
clients can’t really talk to us and convey what they exactly need. It’s on us
to understand their needs and comfort and design something accordingly.
Chickens aren’t
very demanding as they get comfortable on dust or a stack of hay or even
newspaper. Even if they see torch light at night they think it is morning time
and start making sounds.
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