Monarch Sanctuary: Integrated Biodiversity in Double Skin Facade
Terreform ONE·New York, United States
Monarch Sanctuary: Integrated Biodiversity in Double Skin Facade
- Year
- 2019
- Type
- Commercial
- Status
- Built
- Firm
- Terreform ONE
- Location
- New York, United States
Our mission is to design against extinction. The Monarch butterfly of North America is a species at risk. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services is currently assessing whether the Monarch needs to be granted “endangered species” status, while their population erodes due to the combined forces of agrochemicals and habitat loss. The Monarch Sanctuary (Lepidoptera terrarium) will be eight stories of new commercial construction in Nolita, NYC. Programmatically, the building space will mostly contain retail and office life.
Our mission is to design against extinction. The Monarch butterfly of North America is a species at risk. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services is currently assessing whether the Monarch needs to be granted “endangered species” status, while their population erodes due to the combined forces of agrochemicals and habitat loss. The Monarch Sanctuary (Lepidoptera terrarium) will be eight stories of new commercial construction in Nolita, NYC. Programmatically, the building space will mostly contain retail and office life.