Situated along the Los Angeles River in Frogtown, this project reimagines the greenhouse as both an ecological archive and a community gathering space. Designed through a lightweight tensile structure, the project creates a series of immersive environments dedicated to preserving and educating visitors about extinct and endangered plant species—particularly those often overlooked in conversations surrounding extinction, such as native grasses and disappearing ecological systems.

The project challenges the common perception of extinction as something distant or dramatic by focusing attention on species that quietly disappear from everyday landscapes. Upon entry, visitors are met with a large open field containing an extinct grass species, creating a moment of reflection that reframes the scale and subtlety of environmental loss. This gesture establishes the foundation for the project’s broader narrative: bringing visibility to the unnoticed and fostering a deeper awareness of humanity’s relationship with the natural world.