Cottam Hargrave: Journal » birdhouse http://cottamhargrave.com/blog Architecture, Construction, Fabrication - Austin, TX Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:23:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 birdhive up for auction Oct 17 http://cottamhargrave.com/blog/2009/10/birdhouse-up-for-auction-oct-17/ http://cottamhargrave.com/blog/2009/10/birdhouse-up-for-auction-oct-17/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:27:27 +0000 jen http://cottamhargrave.com/blog/?p=91 We were invited to participate in the Hello, Birdie Birdhouse competition and gala at Big Red Sun.  Bids on our house will start at $350 – proceeds will benefit Uplift Austin – a non-profit orginization committed to engaging students through their environment.

Cottam Hargrave designed and constructed a birdhive for purple martins with maximum adaptability.  Six stacked units are secured by two custom four-foot bolts that connect the top unit to the bottom unit.  After unfastening the bolts, the modular units can be re-arranged so that the openings face different orientations allowing for service accessibility.  The birdhive is composed of reclaimed long leaf pine and scrap mild steel.  We can build a pivoting mast to meet the specific requirements of the owner.

The Birdhive

The Birdhive

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