How can we build habitat for the species that are fundamental to our food production? Much remains unknown about the 4,000 species of solitary bees in America, despite their importance as the pollinators for 70% of the non-agricultural environment. Playing on the form of the bee’s compound eye, our Pollinators Pavilions produces new habitat for solitary bee species at the Stone House Farm, a 25,000 acre model of regenerative organic agriculture in New York’s Hudson Valley. The pavilion’s innovative paneling system houses hundreds of nesting tubes for solitary bees and a solar-powered electronic monitoring platform. The diverse micro-conditions that we develop with our pavilion’s novel paneling system provide artificial nesting structures for solitary bees and models environmental stewardship in our Anthropocene age.
Status: Under Construction
Location: Livingston, NY, US
Firm Role: Design
Additional Credits: Structural Engineer: Shaina Sapporta, ARUP
Co-ordination: Francine Hunter McGivern, The Frank Institute
Ben Dobson, Stone House Farm