A four week design studio that took place within Barcelona and Girona, Spain.A look at a connection between envelopes and a secondary purpose is developed.

Biodiversity plays a crucial role in maintaining the overall health and stability of ecosystems. It provides numerous ecological services, such as nutrient cycling, pollination, and water purification. Biodiversity contributes to the resilience of ecosystems, making them more adaptable to environmental changes especially during these times and implementing them within urban areas is key in order to develop a sustainable and healthy urban structure. 

The design aims to embellish this concept by elevating it above the pedestrian groundplane through the use of a polygonal planter strategy. Dialogue between the shielding envelope and the preexisting structure is created as perforations in the overall structure are designed using variation in geometry, scale, depth, and fluctuation in the purpose of the units. While some harbor foundational greenery such as inhabitable trees and bushes, others aim to capture sparse or plentiful rainwater and use them as artificial ponds to create various pockets of environments to wear wilflide and plants can grow and coexist. Down through the apetures and into the central shielded space, light and solar gain perforate the envelope through small or large openings dependent on the needs of the local climate. If solar gain were needed in a colder climate, the perforations would enlarge to bring more radiant heat in, while a hot climate would shrink those same holes to provide cool shading.