Terreform builds modular insect farms that can also function as shelters, aiming to maximise nutrient resources and provide disaster support in distressed regions.

PUBLISHED BY SUSTAINIA, Jan 26. 2018

Architects: Terreform ONE

Location: Navy Yard Basin, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States

Area: 153.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Mitchell Joachim Terreform seeks to solve multiple global issues with one solution: modular insect farms. By sculpting the insect farm into a shelter structure, the farms can serve as temporary shelters, and can easily be turned into permanent farming systems. The project intends to help prevent a global food crisis by producing insects as an alternative source of protein. It is significantly more sustainable to harvest insects for food than it is to harvest other animal products. Insect-sourced protein will serve as a vital component in solving global food distribution problems; Terreform is proving that insect farms can look good and do good in the process.

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