Pasado’s Safe Haven Kitty City project has broken ground!
The design of Kitty City presented several challenges. The site was topographically constrained in terms of buildable area. Finding the right spot for the building was a challenge, which led to the design decision to dig the building into the hillside. This design also solved the challenge of allowing the existing cat building to remain in service while the new Kitty City was constructed.
The location of the new building will wrap along the hillside to welcome as much sun as possible for our kitty friends. The wings of the building will face SSE and SSW, creating the opportunity for a highly efficient solar array to be located on the roof.
We had the most fun designing each cat room to bring in as much daylight as possible, while also giving the cats access to the outdoors through several 'catio' designs.
Using ship porthole windows between cat rooms will encourage play and provide access between spaces for the cats. These fun and playful details will help our kitty friends socialize and heal from the trauma they’ve survived. This important process of healing helps the cats move towards adoptability so they can start their new lives in loving forever homes.
Designing a space that can facilitate all this was extremely rewarding for our team, and we cannot wait to watch our kitty friends thrive!
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