Bowerbirds /?ba??rb?rd/ make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behavior, where males build an elaborate structure in an attempt to attract a mate.

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Architects: Kariouk Associates

Location: Bunting Rd & Peninsula Press, St. Catharines, ON L2M, Canada

Principal: Paul duBellet Kariouk

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Photolux Studio / Christian Lalonde

Senior Design Associate: Chris Davis

Design Associates: Sarah McMurtry, Adam Paquette, David King, Dimitar Mehandjiev

© Photolux Studio / Christian Lalonde

Bowerbirds /?ba??rb?rd/ make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behavior, where males build an elaborate structure in an attempt to attract a mate.
© Photolux Studio / Christian Lalonde

Design Challenge: The challenge was to design a new home with a view of Lake Erie for a client who did not want to pay the cost of a lakeside property.  Hence, the site he acquired was a very long and narrow lot across the road from other homes and 2,000 feet away from the shore of the lake.  Despite the client?s selection of a less desirable lot, the project was required to serve as a lure for a mate (a love nest as it were, perched in the tre...