Dogchitecture: WE Architecture Designs a Center That Challenges Traditional Animal Shelters
Copenhagen firm WE Architecture has completed a proposal for a ?Dog Center? in Moscow that challenges traditional notions of animal shelters. Nestled in the countryside, the one-story pavilion will rely on a series of courtyards divided by pergolas that disappear into the landscape. The firm notes that the courtyards, which provide enclosed outdoor space for the dogs, allow the center ?to avoid the 'jail-like' fencing which is often associated with dog shelters."
Courtesy of WE Architecture
Copenhagen firm WE Architecture has completed a proposal for a ?Dog Center? in Moscow that challenges traditional notions of animal shelters. Nestled in the countryside, the one-story pavilion will rely on a series of courtyards divided by pergolas that disappear into the landscape. The firm notes that the courtyards, which provide enclosed outdoor space for the dogs, allow the center ?to avoid the 'jail-like' fencing which is often associated with dog shelters."
Courtesy of WE Architecture
WE, in collaboration with MASU Planning, hopes to create a ?healthy and inspiring environment for sheltered dogs and for the different people who will visit and work at the Center.? The project accomplishes its atmospheric goals by complimenting steel pillars with wooden rafters. The rafters extend to create an exterior overhang which functions as ?a sun screen in summer time and as an exterior cover/hallway on rainy days.? As visitors approach the building, the g...
Courtesy of WE Architecture
Copenhagen firm WE Architecture has completed a proposal for a ?Dog Center? in Moscow that challenges traditional notions of animal shelters. Nestled in the countryside, the one-story pavilion will rely on a series of courtyards divided by pergolas that disappear into the landscape. The firm notes that the courtyards, which provide enclosed outdoor space for the dogs, allow the center ?to avoid the 'jail-like' fencing which is often associated with dog shelters."
Courtesy of WE Architecture
WE, in collaboration with MASU Planning, hopes to create a ?healthy and inspiring environment for sheltered dogs and for the different people who will visit and work at the Center.? The project accomplishes its atmospheric goals by complimenting steel pillars with wooden rafters. The rafters extend to create an exterior overhang which functions as ?a sun screen in summer time and as an exterior cover/hallway on rainy days.? As visitors approach the building, the g...
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