
Pigeon Coop Becomes a Playhouse

Christina Schmidhoffer
Architects Geoffrey Holton and Matt Gilroy helped a young family convert a backyard greenhouse and aviary into a kids’ play structure.
“This building had been abandoned long ago, and it was falling to the ground,” says Holton.
This pigeon coop had been abandoned long ago, and it was falling to the ground. But it sits at the end of the lawn and screens a view of the neighbors’ yards. The family wanted a play area for the kids, so it made sense to save it.