Renderings courtesy of Terreform ONE, Mitchell Joachim, PhD
March 2, 2020
An eight-story monarch butterfly sanctuary may be the façade of a new Nolita building
Architecture and urban design research group Terreform ONE has offered a proposal for a 12-story commercial building in the works across from Petrosino Square in Nolita that goes beyond any of the city's existing architectural curveballs, angles, and anomalies. The non-profit group has revealed plans to create an eight-story-high monarch butterfly sanctuary, or "Lepidoptera terrarium," that would serve as the building's façade and line its atrium.
More sanctuary in the city, this way
More sanctuary in the city, this way
