Simy Puthenveedu Abraham

Gleisdreieck, Berlin is a historic railway junction turned vibrant urban space that seamlessly integrates history, human neighbourhood, and parks, where creating a neighbourhood for birds makes it more prominent. ‘Nesting’ - a bird research space and exhibition centre in an urban context mainly focused on creating and promoting a safe urban neighbourhood for birds, where humans can observe, listen and interact with non-humans. Elevating the biodiversity without tampering with the ecological balance is so essential while designing bird-friendly infrastructure. Nesting encompasses two separate buildings, one with an exhibition centre open for the public showcasing bird-related materials and sensory experiences while the other one with private research space dedicated to ornithology. These buildings mainly designed with rammed earth walls and timber also feature a long-elevated pathway for humans to observe birds, which leads through rammed earth walls on both sides accommodating nesting space for various species of birds at different levels in it. The tree bird habitat is located on the northern side while the water bird habitat is on the southern side. This bird habitat is designed without disturbing the existing trees and planting the new ones accordingly as well as a waterbody is created which merge along with the surrounding landscape. The thriving vegetation of trees, bushes and plants along with water bodies makes the space even more bird-friendly and a soothing space for humans where they can experience and enjoy the music of non-human life.