With the ongoing catastrophic damage of the construction industry on local ecologies, a succinct introspection into the future of biodiversity is urgently required.

The proposed project, set to be constructed in 2035, is an ecological DNA research centre and manufacturing facility for robotic bees. While the spaces and programme aim to facilitate the manufacturing and testing of this new technology, the building’s façade, columns and structures will allow and encourage the inhabitation of bees. Arguing for the importance of nature preservation and denying the complete prevalence of the digital, therefore exploring the symbiotic relationship of nature and technology, an aspect also reflected in the building’s fabrication.

Can architectural elements within a building be strategically designed to create co-habitation spaces between the human and the non-human? How can an urban building façade be constructed to allow for bee inhabitation? As such, the project questions whether ecology and technology can become mutually beneficial.