What happens to wild life as cities sprawl and buildings go up? Often they’re displaced without regard. But in Cardiff Bay, London based studio Gitta Gschwendtner developed an innovative solution. Their artistically constructed Animal Wall provides small nested homes for area bats and birds while maintaining visual appeal for the human residents.

As reported by the BBC: “The wall can be accessed via the riverside walk leading from Clarence Road towards the centre of Cardiff. Approximately 1,000 new apartments and houses have been built as part of the development. In an effort to limit the impact on local wildlife birds and bats will be encouraged to settle in the area by using 1,000 nesting boxes incorporated into the specially designed wall.” Click Read More for additional information and photos.