Mobile Chicken Coop by Gerrit Müller-Scheeßel and Z.O.P. Built in Slovenia

A mobile timber chicken coop designed by German architect Gerrit Müller-Scheeßel and Z.O.P. - Institute for Spatial Design has been realized in Dobrava pri Škocjanu, Slovenia. The project originated as the winning entry in Outsider magazine's international Chicken Coop of the Future competition, selected from 226 submissions. It was constructed at full scale by participants of Outsider magazine's Thinking Hands summer school. The structure, covering 10 m², serves as a mobile home for ten hens. Completion is scheduled for 2026. The design falls under the categories of Temporary Installations, Small Scale, and Sustainability. Gerrit Müller-Scheeßel is the lead architect, with Matevž Granda leading the team and Klara Zalokar on the technical team. Jana Jocif photographed the project. Nina Vuga curated it. The architecture offices are credited to Outsider magazine. This project demonstrates a hands-on educational approach, turning a competition concept into a built reality through collective effort.