<ul><li>Heir and a Spare is a chicken enclosure to be built at Grizedale Arts in the Lake District, UK, featuring a timber structure inspired by the form of a hen.</li><li>The coop integrates overlapping layers of UK-grown timber shingles to create a feather-like texture.</li><li>The structure will have a curved shingled roof, polycarbonate vents for daylight and ventilation, and four cork-insulated nesting boxes for egg collection.</li><li>The project is built for mobility and funded by the Coronation Orchard Fund.</li></ul>

feathered timber shingles wrap hen-shaped chicken coop in UK’s lake district

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