Architectural Renderings House-New Bat Tower : House for Bats Population in NY

Designed by Joyce Hwang, an architect at the University at Buffalo and principal at Ants on the Prarie, the Bat Tower stands about 12 feet tall and is comprised of five triangular cavities that simulate a cave where bats can crawl in and safely rest.

It’s standing next to a pond in the Griffis Sculpture Park south of Buffalo, NY. It dedicated to our furry, flying friends and raise awareness about a disease that is threatening their populations.

This work of pest architecture is already serving as a home for bats and will be officially dedicated on October 2nd. With the help of her architecture students at the University at Buffalo, built the 12 foot tower out of plywood.


Five triangular segments are stacked together and held in place with bolts and cables and each segment consist of finished plywood panels arranged in a ribbed, accordion-like pattern, which allows the bats to crawl up inside. The exterior is covered with dark stained plywood in order to heat up the interior cavity for the bats. Four hundred pieces of plywood were used to create tight narrow spaces which are ideal for bats.

Hwang designed and built the tower in order to raise awareness about a deathly disease affecting bat populations called ‘white nose syndrome‘. This syndrome has been documented in bats on the East coast all the way to the central plains and is a deadly affliction that has killed more than 1 million bats in recent years, striking the mammals as they hibernate.

The syndrome is thought to be a result of pesticides, which is also considered one of the causes for Colony Collapse Disorder affecting bee populations.

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