Pet Resource Center Dyreomsorgsbygning by Rania Alomar

Pet Resource Center Dyreomsorgsbygning by Rania Alomar is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award i Sølv in Arkitektur-, Bygnings- og Konstruksjonsdesign Competition Category.

SølvArkitektur· 2024

Pet Resource Center Dyreomsorgsbygning

by Rania Alomar

Client: Ra-Da

A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About Pet Resource Center Dyreomsorgsbygning

Pet Resource Center er en offentlig dyreomsorgsbygning i Bentonville, Arkansas. Senteret støtter adopsjon og fostring av kjæledyr. Kenneler og bur er bevisst utelatt. Designet svarer på det lokale landlige landskapet og på formene til nærliggende låvebygninger. Takflatene stiger mot toppunkter, smelter sammen og strekker seg ut for å gi ly til programmet. En samfunnsfløy og en medisinsk fløy er forbundet med en innvendig bro som skjermer arrangementsområdene under for sol og gir et arbeidsområde for frivillige. Bygningen har 20 000 kvadratfot med innvendig areal og et tilsvarende areal utendørs på en tomt på seks acres.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Sølv

Pet Resource Center Dyreomsorgsbygning er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. Pet Resource Center Dyreomsorgsbygning forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Pet Resource Center Dyreomsorgsbygning er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.
Patents: n/a
Image Credits: Photographer: Ralf Strathmann