[Work in progress]
PEST WALL is an exploration of various strategies for implementing bat-habitation opportunities in existing urban environments. The project is a new type of exterior wall construction that would attract and provide ‘urban housing’ for bats and other wildlife. PEST WALL aims to question our embattled notions of the word “pest” by intensifying the visibility and awareness of typically ‘undesired’ animals that are critical to our urban ecosystems.
PEST WALL is the second prototype to be constructed as part of the “Pest Architecture” series.
Expanding upon the tectonic and material explorations of BAT TOWER, the project is an exploration of various strategies for implementing bat-habitation opportunities in existing urban environments. PEST WALL is a new type of exterior wall construction that would attract and provide ‘urban housing’ for bats and other wildlife. The project aims to question our embattled notions of the word “pest,” by intensifying the visibility and awareness of typically ‘undesired’ animals that are critical to our urban ecosystems.
Expanding upon the tectonic and material explorations of BAT TOWER, the project is an exploration of various strategies for implementing bat-habitation opportunities in existing urban environments. PEST WALL is a new type of exterior wall construction that would attract and provide ‘urban housing’ for bats and other wildlife. The project aims to question our embattled notions of the word “pest,” by intensifying the visibility and awareness of typically ‘undesired’ animals that are critical to our urban ecosystems.