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Pet Resource Center Gebäude für Tierpflege by Rania Alomar

Pet Resource Center Gebäude für Tierpflege by Rania Alomar is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Silber in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.


SilberArchitektur· 2024

Pet Resource Center Gebäude für Tierpflege

by Rania Alomar

Client: Ra-Da

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Pet Resource Center Gebäude für Tierpflege

Das Pet Resource Center ist ein öffentliches Tierpflegegebäude in Bentonville, Arkansas. Das Zentrum unterstützt die Adoption und die Pflege von Haustieren in Pflegestellen. Auf Zwinger und Käfige wurde bewusst verzichtet. Der Entwurf reagiert auf die ländliche Umgebung und auf die Formen der benachbarten Scheunenbauten. Die Dachflächen steigen zu Firsten an, verschmelzen miteinander und kragen aus, um das Raumprogramm zu überdecken. Ein Gemeinschaftsflügel und ein medizinischer Flügel werden durch eine innenliegende Brücke verbunden, die die darunterliegenden Veranstaltungsflächen beschattet und einen Arbeitsbereich für Freiwillige bietet. Das Gebäude umfasst rund 1.860 Quadratmeter Innenfläche sowie eine ebenso große Außenfläche auf einem etwa 2,4 Hektar großen Grundstück.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Pet Resource Center Gebäude für Tierpflege ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Pet Resource Center Gebäude für Tierpflege wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Pet Resource Center Gebäude für Tierpflege ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
As the first building of its kind, the Pet Resource Center is a revolution in the animal care industry. With kennels and cages intentionally omitted, Its function is similar in many ways to an animal shelter, but its fundamental philosophy is the polar opposite.
Dimensions & Packaging
Site: 6 acres
Building: 20,000 Square Feet Interior
+ 20,000 square feet exterior
Tags
animal care, pet space, shelter
Production Technology
ANALYSIS
A deep dive into typology allowed us to parse and categorize the language into architectural strategies for form. These are the strategies we used to manipulate our roofscape to achieve an efficient and intentional peaking, merging, kicking out of the slopes to traverse the site and shelter the program.
Design Challenge
A CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM
As a new Buidling Type, we had to devise a different approach to the design of the building. We had to rethink the purpose, the flow and the program. This Center needed to be community-focused, inclusive, and welcoming. We needed to pull the public into the world of Best Friends and get them involved, either to donate, volunteer, adopt or foster. It needed to support its affiliated rescues, foster parents, and the animals. It needed to provide adequate medical care and spay and neuter services. It needed to educate on all aspects of animal care including dog behavior or kitten feeding. It would even provide a community pantry for parents that were in need. The spaces are designed around these functions and creatively support these aspirations.
Research
It was clear to us and important for the client that the new facility related to its surroundings. To respond to this we studied the local vernacular and analyzed the shapes and geometries of local barn buildings. This was developed into a modern architecture that could support all the functions.
Inspiration
One of the first questions the client asked us during the interview process was ‘How are you going to make this fit into the local vernacular?’.
It was clear that needed to be an important part of our design approach. Even though Bentonville is a hub of industry, it still has a predominantly rural landscape. Old barn buildings are scattered throughout standing alone on wide fields between clusters of grazing cows.
Project Duration
Location: Bentonville Arkansas
The design for this project began in January 2020 with Construction ending in March 2023
Operation Flow
The Center is a public building that supports the adoption and fostering of pets. The Community wing and the medical wing are connected with an internal bridge that provides shade for the event spaces below and a gathering and work space for volunteers.
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Image Credits
Photographer: Ralf Strathmann

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