架构师提供的文本描述。这是一个挑战动物收容所作为一种建筑类型的先入之见的项目。它创造了一个欢迎游客的环境，并以积极和令人兴奋的方式参与社区活动。这些是建筑的最终目标，在实现这些目标的过程中，我们帮助我们的客户实现减少安乐死和增加收养的目标。

Text description provided by the architects. This is a project that challenges all preconceptions of the animal shelter as a building type. It creates a welcoming environment with the visitor in mind and engages the community in a positive and exciting way. These are the ultimate goals of the building, and in achieving these, we help our client achieve their goal to reduce euthanasia and increase adoptions.

 © Ralf Strathmann

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避风塘位于一个轻工业地区的中心地带，周围是住宅区，靠近繁忙的街道。这个地区经常有大型卡车和公共汽车，

The Shelter is located in the heart of a light industrial area surrounded by residential zones and close to busy avenues. The area is frequented by large trucks, buses, & trailers maneuvering in and out of adjacent properties: a bus yard to the north and a factory to the west. The building is situated strategically on the site in an effort to make it as visible and accessible as possible. People walking from the bus stop or driving from nearest avenue see its main façade projected on the corner of the site. The public parking lot is situated so that access is as convenient and as direct as possible. With its distinctive façade and bright colors, the shelter enlivens the area. It softens the street with trees and planting along the industrial streets and provides a welcomed respite for the local community.

 © Ralf Strathmann

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这座单层建筑的24，000 sf质量被分成两部分，展示了一个中央画廊，通过该建筑将公共停车场与室外狗舍区(35000 Sf)连接起来。当游客穿过这个缺口时，他们会接触到建筑物的大部分内容，其中大部分都可以从停车场看到：小动物饲养室；猫托儿所；奇异的爬行动物室等等；所有这些都展示宠物供收养。每个大厅都在店面后面排成一排，形成了一段零售业务，固定在西北角的Spay和中性诊所，南端则是航空房。这种安排吸引游客穿过大楼，并鼓励他们进入更远的空间。

The 24,000sf mass of the single story building is split into two parts, revealing a central Gallery that connects the public parking lot through the building to the outdoor kennel area (35,000sf). As the visitor travels through this chasm, they are exposed to much of the building’s content, much of which is visible from the parking lot: the small animal holding rooms; the cat rooms; the cat nursery; the exotic reptile room and so on; all showcasing pets for adoption. Each lobby is lined up behind storefront creating a stretch of retail that is anchored at the northwest corner with the Spay and Neuter Clinic and at the south end with the Aviary. This arrangement pulls visitors through the building and encourages them to enter into the space beyond.

 © Ralf Strathmann

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画廊成为‘主林荫大道’，因为它无缝过渡到室外的‘狗窝花园’。在这里，狗舍是以一种尽量减少狗舍数量的方式彼此面对，以减少噪音水平和阻止传染性吠叫。相反，所有的狗舍都面临着绿色植物覆盖的墙壁或景观美化的迷你公园，在狗舍里提供受欢迎的休息时间。宽阔的绿树成荫的主林荫大道在其南端被锚定，一个美化的公园区域被设计用来容纳大量的人，也许是学校，因为它的教育方面而参观这座建筑。从主林荫大道上出来的第二条“街道”也有树木，以确保所有的狗舍和人行道都有柔和的阴影。树冠在允许阳光进入空间的区域开放，在林荫大道上提供变化，就像你在公园或森林空间中自然发现的那样。这些减少阳光和噪音的努力与景观美化和休息区相结合，鼓励游客在狗舍花园呆得更久。更平静的环境促进了游客和动物之间的更大互动，并致力于实现收养的目标。

The Gallery becomes the ‘Main Boulevard’ as it transitions seamlessly to the outdoor ‘Kennel Garden’. Here, the kennels are oriented in a manner that minimizes the number of kennels facing each other in an effort to mitigate noise levels and discourage contagious barking. Instead, all kennels are facing greenery clad walls or landscaped mini-parks that provide welcomed breaks in the kennels. The wide tree-lined Main Boulevard is anchored at its south end with a landscaped park area designed to accommodate large group of people perhaps schools visiting the building for its educational aspects. The secondary ‘streets’ that come off the main boulevard are also lined with trees to ensure that all kennels and walkways are gently shaded. The tree canopy opens up in areas allowing the sun into the space, to provide variation along the boulevard as you would find naturally in a park or forest space. These sun and noise mitigation efforts in combination with landscaping and rest areas, encourages the visitors to stay longer in the kennel garden. The calmer environment promotes greater interaction between visitors and the animals and works towards the goals of adoption.

 © Ralf Strathmann

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在设计建筑外部的时候，我们想在外观上暗示建筑的本质。我们开始了对动物皮肤的调查，并对爬行动物的重叠鳞片感兴趣，我们开发了一个“缩放”系统，可以很容易和廉价地制造。我们发现这个概念是简单和多用途的包装紧密的程序的建筑物。预制复合板在两排重复运行，包裹建筑物的外部，复制动物的鳞片皮。面板改变颜色，因为上和下带移动，以创造出高悬在入口，阴影在釉面，和连接在宽阔的表面。

When designing the exterior of the building, we wanted to somehow imply the essence of the building in its appearance. We started an investigation of the skins of animals, and intrigued by the overlapping scales of reptiles, we developed a ‘scaling’ system that could be easily and affordably manufactured. We found this concept to be simple and versatile in wrapping the tightly packed program of the building. Precast composite panels run repetitively in two rows to wrap the building’s exterior replicating the scaled skin of an animal. The panels change color as the upper and lower bands move in and out to create overhangs at entry ways, shade at glazed areas, and articulation at broad surfaces.

 © Ralf Strathmann

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该大楼已经采取了所有必要的步骤，以实现LEED银认证。已采取措施管制照明、温度控制、室内空气和环境质量。室内和外部建筑材料具有可循环利用的内容，并可在区域内使用。低e玻璃和能源星型屋顶减少了内部的热量积累。建筑形式尽可能紧凑：房间布置紧凑、高效。主画廊是一个外部空间，大大减少了整个空调面积.太阳能电池板覆盖着建筑物的屋顶和天窗，允许光线进入人和动物居住的所有房间。所有的场地景观设计都是为了便于维护和低耗水量而设计的。最终，这座建筑的先驱们追求的是社会和环境目标，这使得它非常独特。这个LEED银建筑超越了它的功利性质，这样做，创造了一个有意义的经验，为游客，工作人员和社区。

The building has taken all steps required to achieve LEED Silver certification. Measures have been taken to regulate lighting, temperature control, indoor air and environmental quality. Interior and exterior building materials have recycled content and are regionally available. Low-e glazing and an energy star roof reduce heat buildup inside. The building form is as compact as possible: the rooms tightly and efficiently laid out. The main Gallery is an exterior space, reducing the overall air-conditioned square footage considerably. Solar panels cover the building roof and skylight allow light into all rooms occupied by people and animals. All site landscaping is designed with ease of maintenance and low water consumption in mind. Ultimately this building pioneers approaches to social as well as environmental goals making it quite unique. This LEED Silver building transcends its utilitarian nature and in doing so, creates a meaningful experience for the visitor, the staff and the community.

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