The Biodiversity Tower is a public artwork that was co-created over a period of 6 years, in collaboration with the Compostmeesters Willebroek and architect Kris Mys. The structure acts as an autonomous, analog ‘biodiversity machine’ within a socially and culturally diverse neighborhood in the southern part of the town of Willebroek. The tower takes the concept of an insect hotel as its departure point and consists of an open mesh structure allowing for a flexible organization of internal layers with characteristic insect hotel materials, such as bamboo canes and logs. To further increase biodiversity, different plants species and a wind-powered drip irrigation system are added. Active compost inside trolleys at the bottom of the tower provides heat throughout the entire structure, and generates a diversity of microenvironments within the evolving ecosystem. The project was an initiative from Cultuurcentrum De Ster and facilitated by De Nieuwe Opdrachtgevers. In 2019 Biodiversity Tower won the International Award for Public Art (Eurasia region).