Multi-Species Objects
Calling into question the current mode of designing for a single species, i.e., humans, sustainable architectural innovation resides in the paradigm shift from single-species to multi-species built environments. Focusing on the tree as both an example of multi-species successional systems and as a site of research-creation exploration, it is capable of supporting a multitude of species over the course of its lifecycle. In particular, the outer bark and sapwood hosts the hundreds of species necessary in supporting a healthy ecology. Notably in typical building practice, bark and sapwood is discarded from construction material, further displacing other species from the built environment.
As the act of species monitoring provides vital information about the health of an ecosystem, it assists in determining the required levels of human intervention.
The first pair of binoculars resemble the human consumption of material; removing the multi-species substrate of bark and sapwood, utilizing only the ‘human construction material.’ Whereas the second pair of binoculars use the outer bark and sapwood as its main structure, intended to not only observe but attract other species towards the device itself.