Nesting Plan VI Call Duck
2024
Nesting Plan VI Call Duck
size | Ø1.5 * 0.7 m, Ø1.5 * 1 m, 2.3 * 1.9 * 1 m, Ø2.2 * 0.7 m
material | wood, metal
Artist Cheng Tsung FENG's Nesting Plan series draws inspiration from the architectural ingenuity of creatures in nature, interpreting their nest-building techniques through human construction methods and the use of rope weaving materials and techniques. The Nesting Plan series has been completed in various locations, including five pieces: Gray-Cheeked Fulvetta, Green-backed Tit, Crested Serpent Eagle, White Wagtail, and Black Bulbul.
Commissioned by the Swiio Villa Yilan, the artist was invited to design and build a floating shelter for the resident call ducks living in the villa’s pond. The aim was to create a safe haven that could protect the ducks from wind and rain, while helping them live more comfortably through Taiwan’s sweltering summers and harsh typhoon seasons.
Since direct communication with the ducks was impossible, the team began with preliminary research and constructed a prototype hut, placing it on the pond for trial use. The villa staff observed and filmed the ducks’ daily interactions with the prototype, documenting how they approached and used the structure. Based on these observations, the team repeatedly refined the design, adjusting details such as window height and buoyancy, until they discovered the arrangements most favored by the ducks.
Eventually, the artist completed four floating wooden huts of different sizes and proportions. Each hut is clad in overlapping slanted wooden shingles, creating a protective shell that shields against wind and rain while allowing ventilation. The pattern recalls the natural geometry of a pinecone, giving the huts a sense of order and beauty that harmonizes with the pond’s landscape.
Responding to the pond’s duck population and their movement patterns, the huts were designed with varying scales and heights, distributed across different parts of the pond. Circular windows were added to each hut, offering ducks a playful way to peek outside while also allowing villa guests to watch them through telescopes provided in the rooms.
Inside, every hut is equipped with automatic lighting that turns on during winter nights or at set times, bringing warmth to the interior while also creating a charming nighttime spectacle across the entire villa grounds.
2024 | Swiio Villa Yilan | Yilan
commissioned by｜Swiio Villa Yilan
artist｜Cheng Tsung FENG
project designers｜Chan Wei HSU, Ying Chun WENG, Kuan Wei WU, Ching Cheng CHANG
woodwork｜Weige Interior
photography｜FIXER Photographic Studio
2024
築巢計畫VI 柯爾鴨
尺寸 | Ø1.5 * 0.7 m, Ø1.5 * 1 m, 2.3 * 1.9 * 1 m, Ø2.2 * 0.7 m
材質 | 木、金屬
藝術家范承宗的《築巢計畫》系列創作，透過向自然裡的動物建築師學習築巢，並以人類的構築材質和技術詮釋，《築巢計畫》已在各地陸續完成九件作品，每一件都透過藝術與建構，帶領人們認識基地中的築巢動物，以及牠們令人驚嘆的築巢本能。
他受到宜蘭的二十輪Villa委託，要為生活在園區池塘裡的柯爾鴨們打造一座能夠遮風避雨的水上巢窩，協助鴨子們更舒服地度過台灣夏季的炎熱與強烈颱風等艱困時刻。
由於人類無法與鴨子進行語言溝通，於是團隊根據初步的資料研究，著手打造了一座樣品屋，設置於池塘現場，並由Villa團隊每日觀察與拍攝，紀錄鴨子們的互動與使用狀況。經過一番觀察後，團隊反覆調整設計，終於找到鴨子們喜愛的各種細部安排與使用方式，像是窗戶的高度、小屋的浮力等等。
最終，藝術家完成了四間比例與造形各異的水上小木屋。這些小木屋以交錯排列的傾斜木片構築外觀，不僅具備遮風、防雨與透氣功能，也呈現出如松果般的秩序美感，使得小木屋與池塘的自然環境融合。
根據池塘裡鴨群的數量與活動習性，這四間小木屋發展出高低不一、大小不同的規劃，分布在池塘的不同區域。每間屋體依比例設有圓形窗戶，讓鴨子能從中窺探外界，也讓Villa旅客能透過房內附上的望遠鏡來觀察牠們的可愛模樣。
每座小木屋內設有自動控制的燈光，在冬季和夜間固定時段啟動，不僅為屋內帶來溫暖，也成為整座園區帶來迷人的景觀光源。
2024｜二十輪Villa 宜蘭館｜宜蘭
創作委託｜二十輪Villa 宜蘭館 Swiio Villa Yilan
藝術家｜范承宗
專案設計｜許展維、翁穎諄、吳冠葳、張景程
實木構造｜唯格室內
攝影｜定影影像