ANIMALS.

IT ALSO GIVES THEM MORE LIVING SPACE, FOR THE GIRAFFES ARE FREE AND
SAVANNAH HOUSE / LAM ARCHITECTS CAN GO IN AND OUT AS THE PLEASE. TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING WITH A
GOOD INDOOR CLIMATE, THE DESIGN TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE NATURAL ELEMENTS:
SUN, WIND AND RAIN.

 ARCHITECTS: LAM ARCHITECTS FOR NATURAL LIGHT AND HEAT SO-CALLED PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY IS USED. THE ROOF
 LOCATION: ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS IS TRANSPARENT AND THE HEIGHT OF THE WALLS IS DETERMINED FOR THE BEST SOLAR
 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: CAE NEDERLAND POTENTIAL. INSIDE BUT ALSO OUTSIDE, BECAUSE EVEN ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY
 PROGRAM: GIRAFFE-HOUSE AND VISITOR
CENTRE
 WOODEN FRAMES: HEKO SPANTEN
 BUILDING CONTRACTOR: DURA VERMEER
HEYMA ROTTERDAM
 E CONTRACTOR: ELECTRO-FOUR
 CLIENT: STICHTING KONINKLIJKE
ROTTERDAMSE DIERGAARDE, ROTTERDAM
ZOO
 AREA: 570.0 M2
 PROJECT YEAR: 2009

SUSTAINABLE SHELTER & HEALTHY INDOOR

CLIMATE

THE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE GIRAFFE IS
DESIGNED AS A "SHELTER", OF WITCH THE
ARCHETYPE OF THE AFRICAN CORAL HAS
SERVED AS THE MODEL. THE DESIGN
PROVIDES A COMFORTABLE PLACE FOR THE
AUTUMN OR WINTER DAY, THE ANIMALS ARE ABLE TO STAND AT THE NORTH SIDE
OUTSIDE THE BUILDING AND IN THE SUN. ON COLD AND CLOUDY DAYS IS USUALLY
SUFFICIENT ONLY TO HEAT THE ANIMALS INSTEAD OF THE WHOLE 4500M3 RESIDENCE.
THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE GIRAFFES CAN FIND THE NECESSARY WARMTH AD SO
CALLED "CUDDLE-WALLS”. THE HEAT THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THESE "CUDDLE-WALLS” ARE
WOODCHIPS BURNED IN STEAD OF FOSSIL FUELS.
NATURAL VENTILATION ALSO CONTRIBUTES
TO THE PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE. THIS IS
POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE BUILDING AND THE
VENTILATION ARE ORIENTED AT THE MOST
COMMON WIND DIRECTION. THE PRINCIPLE OF
NEGATIVE AIR PRESSURE PULLS THE WIND
TROUGH THE BUILDING.
THE SAVANNAH HOUSE, WITH ITS SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS, IS COMFORTABLE FOR THE
ANIMALS, USER-FRIENDLY AND ENERGY EFFICIENT/EFFECTIVE. SUSTAINABILITY IS NOT
ONLY REFLECTED IN THE ENERGETIC CONCEPT OF THE DESIGN BUT ALSO IN, PLAN AND
MATERIALS INCLUDING UNTREATED WOOD WITH FSC-LABEL AND GRASSES AS REED AND
PRESSED BAMBOO. BY CAREFULLY SELECTING AND APPLYING THE RIGHT MATERIALS THE
BUILDING IS NEARLY FREE OF MAINTENANCE, CONVENIENT FOR OPERATING COSTS, BUT
ALSO FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. LESS MAINTENANCE MEANS EVEN LESS ANNOYANCE
FOR THE ANIMALS, THE PUBLIC AND LESS ENVIRONMENTAL HARASSMENT.

THE ANNUALLY RAINFALL OF APPROXIMATELY

330,000 LITRES, ON THE ROOF OF THE
SAVANNAH HOUSE WILL BE COLLECTED AND
USED FOR THE THIRSTY PLANTS IN THE
ADJACENT BUILDING.

ANIMAL WELFARE
THE FLOOR PLAN IS WITHOUT CORNERS, TO PROVIDE A RELAXED AND NATURAL
BEHAVIOUR OF THE ANIMALS. IN THIS
WAY, THEY ARE NOT ABLE CLAMP EACH
OTHER AT A CORNER, THE ANIMALS
CAN ALWAYS TURN THEIR BACK ON A
APPROACHING CONFLICT AN RUN
AWAY. THE 'BULGING' OF THE FACADE
GIVES THE ANIMALS MORE FREEDOM.
PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL CARE FACILITY / SWATT |
THE MIERS ARCHITECTS

GIRAFFES WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE THE PHYSICAL

LIMITS OF THE BUILDING, FOR THE BUILDING BENDS
AWAY FROM THEM

A SPECIALLY DESIGNED “CRUSH” ENSURES THAT

ANIMALS ARE NOT TO BE STUNNED BY RESEARCH.
IN ADDITION, AN INVESTIGATION OR OPERATION,
BECAUSE OF THIS “CRUSH” IS QUICKLY AND
SMOOTHLY DONE.
 COMPONENTS INCLUDE A PUBLIC ORIENTED, ANIMAL COMMUNITY CENTER AMBIENCE
FEATURING A CENTRAL INDOOR/OUTDOOR KENNEL DESIGN WITH PUBLIC ADOPTION
· ARCHITECTS: SWATT | MIERS ARCHITECTS ACCESS WITHIN AN INVITING GARDEN COURTYARD EQUIPPED WITH MISTERS AND FABRIC
· LOCATION: DEMUTH PARK, PALM SPRINGS, SHADE STRUCTURES.
CALIFORNIA 92264, HOA KỲ
· DESIGN TEAM: GEORGE MIERS, AIA,
PROJECT DESIGNER/PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE; TIM
HOTZ, AIA, JOB CAPTAIN; AARON HARTE,
AIA, LEED AP, CONSTRUCTION
ADMINISTRATOR; MAUREEN CORNWELL,
INTERIOR DESIGNER
· LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: RANDY PURNEL
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

THE PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL CARE FACILITY REPRESENTS A UNIQUE PUBLIC/PRIVATE

PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER. LOCATED ON A 3 ACRE
SITE ACROSS FROM THE CITY’S DEMUTH PARK, THE EXTERIOR DESIGN REFLECTS PALM
SPRINGS’ UNIQUE MID-CENTURY ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. SPECIFIC PROGRAM
THE FACILITY ALSO INCLUDES CAT COMMUNITY ROOMS, SPECIAL CANINE “LIVING
ROOMS” ADJACENT TO AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR SOCIALIZATION AREA, SECURE ANIMAL ANIMAL REFUGE CENTRE / ARONS EN GELAUFF
CONTROL WORK AREAS, A TRAINING ROOM FOR EDUCATIONAL AND EVENING USES,
AND A FULLY EQUIPPED CLINIC FOR IN-HOUSE MEDICAL PROCEDURES. THE PROJECT HAS ARCHITECTEN
BEEN DESIGNED AS AN EQUIVALENT “SILVER” LEED FACILITY WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS
ON WATER CONSERVATION, WHERE IN RECYCLED WATER FROM THE ADJACENT SEWAGE
TREATMENT PLANT IS USED FOR CLEANING ALL ANIMAL AREAS AND FOR LANDSCAPE
IRRIGATION.

· ARCHITECTS: ARONS EN GELAUFF ARCHITECTEN

· LOCATION: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

· ARCHITECTURAL TEAM: ADRIE LAAN, RIANNE KREIJNE, JOOST VAN BERGEN, MIREN
ARAMBURU, MARISKA KOSTER, CLAUDIA TEMPERILLI, OLIVER RASCHE
· LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: DRO AMSTERDAM, RUWAN ALUVIHARE
· ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER: VAN
ROSSUM, AMSTERDAM
· BUILDING PHYSICS: DGMR, ARNHEM
· INSTALLATION ENGINEER: W+R
INSTALLATIES, UTRECHT
· CONTRACTOR: BAM, AMSTERDAM
· CLIENT: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BUREAU AMSTERDAM, STICHTING
DIERENOPVANGCENTRUM AMSTERDAM
· BUDGET: 4.100.000 EURO (US $6.33
MILLIONS)
· AREA: 5800.0 M2
· PROJECT YEAR: 2007
 THE BUILDING FACES INWARDS IN ORDER TO REDUCE EXCESSIVE NOISE LEVELS (BARKING!)
FOR THE NEIGHBOURS. IN THE HIGH PART OF THE BUILDING, THE CAT
THE TWO AMSTERDAM ACCOMMODATION IS LOCATED ABOVE THE DOG KENNELS AS AN EXTRA SOUND
ANIMAL REFUGES IN BUFFER FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
AMSTERDAM HAVE BEEN
AMALGAMATED - THE
NEW-BUILT IS THE
LARGEST POUND IN THE
NETHERLANDS. THE PLOT
IS IN THE CITY FRINGE, AN
APPARENTLY IMPOSSIBLE
WEDGE OF CAKE.

SKY-FRAME

THE "COMB MODEL" USUAL FOR THIS FUNCTION CONSISTS OF A LONG SERVICE
CORRIDOR, WITH A REPETITION OF KENNELS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO IT, SEPARATED BY
SMALL OUTSIDE SPACES. THIS MODEL IS DOMINATED BY RAILINGS AND THE LOOK OF IT
CLOSELY RESEMBLES A PRISON.

THE CENTRAL POSITION OF THE ENTRANCE LOBBY DETERMINES THE FINAL FORM - A
FLUID OBJECT. ITS HIDE IS A PIXEL VERSION OF THE GRASS ON THE OLD DIKE NEXT TO THE
LOCATION.

WE HAVE HAD THE SERVICE CORRIDOR AND THE KENNEL CORRIDOR CONVERGE IN THE
AMSTERDAM ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE. THIS CREATES A LONG, THIN RIBBON BUILDING.
THIS BUILDING IS FOLDED LIKE A RIBBON ALONG THE WATERWAY AROUND THE PLOT.
INSIDE THIS, TWO LARGE PLAY SPACES FOR THE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN CREATED.
 THE PROJECT GREW
OUT OF TWO DESIRES:
ON THE ONE HAND
CANINE BRIGADE / TRANSFORM + DS THE DESIRE TO
ARCHITECTURE PROTECT THE SITE OF
A HIGHLY
 ARCHITECTS INDUSTRIALIZED
TRANSFORM + DS ARCHITECTURE ENVIRONEMENT
HOSTILE TO THE
 LOCATION
PRESENCE OF THE
92 RUE LAVOISIER, 78800 POLICE AND ALSO
HOUILLES, FRANCE TO DEVELOP THE
 CATEGORY LANDSCAPE
INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS POTENTIAL OF IT
 CLIENT (THE PRESENCE OF
FRENCH MINISTRY OF INTERIOR THE CHANNEL AND
 BUDGET EXC VAT A MEADOW FOR DOG TRAINING).
1,8M€
 AREA
780.0 M2
 PHOTOGRAPHS
JULIEN LANOO

THE USE OF GABION IS A LINK BETWEEN THE IDEA OF PROTECTION AND THE CONCEPT
OF LANDSCAPE: USED AS CLADDING, IT DEVELOPS THE POETICS OF THE OCCUPIED WALL
(CITADEL, FORTRESS, ENCLOSURE ...) BY MEANS OF A CONSTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE
(NATURAL STONE ARRANGED BY HAND IN METAL CAGES) TYPICAL OF CONSTRUCTIONS
ALONG RIVERS OR PROTECTING MOUNTAIN ROADS.
THE PROGRAM INCLUDES THREE SEPARATE UNITS. THE FIRST IS DEVOTED TO THE A METAL ROOF STRUCTURES THE SITE AND CONNECTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE PART TO
ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING OFFICES, MEETING ROOM, REPORT WRITING ROOM, THE LOGISTIC ONE WHILE CLEARING A SHELTERED SPACE UNDER A CANOPY TO PROTECT
LOCKER ROOMS AND TOILETS. DELIVERIES, LOADING AND UNLOADING OF DOGS FOR PATROLS DEPARTURES AND
RETURNS.

THE SECOND COMBINES THE FUNCTIONS RELATED TO THE DOGS CARE, SUCH AS
NURSING, FOOD PREPARATION AREA, ATTACK MAN LOCAL, STORAGE EQUIPMENT.

THE THIRD IS DEVOTED TO DOGS SHELTERS WHICH ARE DISPATCHED INTO THREE ZONES:
THE ATTACK DOGS, THE SNIFFER DOGS, AND THE QUARANTINE BOXES. EACH NICHE IS
COMPOSED OF A FRONT AREA SHELTERED BY A ROOF AND AN OPEN AIR BACK
COURTYARD.