Animal Arts Design

Our own Sarah Boman had the opportunity to speak with Keely Siebein of Siebein Acoustics at the conference in Nantes, France on the importance of acoustic control in animal shelters.

So excited to share what we have learned about reducing fear and stress for people and animals through acoustic design in this international forum.

Niall's journey with Happy Doggo to build Tina's Hospital for the street dogs of Thailand is so inspirational, we knew we had to help in whatever small way we could.

We are so honored to be able to lend our veterinary hospital design expertise to Niall and his design team to bring this dream for Tina's Hospital into a reality.

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Tina's hospital finally launched 💙

We hope you will listen in as our own Heather Lewis talks with Adam Christman about the role architecture can play in creating healthful, joyful veterinary spaces for animals and people.

Hospital design insights from a veterinary architect Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, and guest Heather E. Lewis, AIA, AAA, NCARB, discuss balancing comfort, budget, and care in veterinary hospital design

Wondering about the sustainability of the cat products you bring into your hospital or home? Check out this though-provoking article in this month's issue of AAHA Trends.

Toward a Better Cat Tree Animal hospitals around the world earn AAHA accreditation to strengthen their business, advance their team, and provide the best possible care to companion animals.

Looking to build more efficiency into your hospital's instrument processing or do more to prevent the potential for disease transmission? Check out Animal Arts Principal Vicki Pollard's latest article for dvm360.

We would love to hear any thoughts or tips you might have in the comments.

Pack prep room design 101 Instrument processing areas are spaces that are seldom thought about but are a key component to a hospital’s design

Animal Arts is honored to be a part of the Veterinary Joy Project!

The veterinary community is at the heart of our mission to advance animal care and welfare through design. We can't wait for the opportunities this new initiative will provide to collaborate and create new resources to find meaning and joy within the world of veterinary medicine.

We hope you will join us on the journey!

We're thrilled to introduce you to the Veterinary Joy Project, a collaborative passion project dedicated to the well-being of veterinary professionals. Our collaborative, grassroots initiative fosters meaningful change and enhances the work-life of veterinary professionals by providing practical solutions that improve work satisfaction.

Our mission is simple yet powerful: help veterinary professionals reconnect with their passion for veterinary practice and enjoy their day-to-day work more.

Join us on this journey to help everyone in practice tap into the joy veterinary practice can offer.

It's truly exciting to see this amazing pet resource center for Wilton, Westport, and the surrounding communities coming to fruition! We are so honored to be partnering with Amenta Emma Architects and CT Humane Society on this important project.

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Part 2 is here! We hope you find tons of takeaways from this wonderful article about animal shelter design!

Modern animal shelters don’t come cheap. In Part 2 of our shelter design series, experts from Jackson & Ryan Architects, Animal Arts Design and Design Learned, Inc. discuss how to balance the needs of your animals, your staff, your community and your budget. 🌟 You’ll also get insights and real-life examples from the Humane Society of Charlotte and KC Pet Project. Read more at https://bit.ly/3W6ngQ4. 🐾

We have new digs!

We're so excited to announce that beginning June 17 you can find us at 2790 Valmont Road, Boulder, Colorado!

We're looking forward to many years of working together with our team and our clients to create amazing spaces for animals and people from our new home!

Part of our mission as an animal care design firm is to share what we've learned from working with our wonderful clients with others in our industry. That's why it was such an honor to be interviewed for this article in HumanePro.

We hope you find some helpful information in this piece!

Looking forward to Part 2!

How-to: Design a new animal shelter, Part 1 Download this article's key takeaways.Once upon a time, planning an animal shelter was simple. A city or county simply erected a cinderblock building on the least valuable piece of land the municipality owned—typically next to the town dump—and finished it off with a concrete floor and chain-lin...

We are so excited to be featured in Business In Focus! If you would like to learn more about our work, design philosophy, and core values as a firm, please give this excellent article a read.

Architecture for Animals – Design for Every Life - Business In Focus Magazine When thinking about architecture and building design, we know much time and thought goes into creating sound, healthy, and attractive structures for people, but what about housing for our animal friends? Animal Arts Design Studios specializes exclusively in animal care design, including animal shelt...

Wondering how the new USP chapters on nonsterile and sterile pharmaceutical compounding affect veterinary medicine? Our own Vicki Pollard breaks down these new regulations and how to determine their applicability to your practice in this article for DVM360.com.

The effect of USP Regulations 795, 797, and 800 on veterinary hospitals Updates to safety measures for handling hazardous drugs

So excited to be sharing ideas on how to create Fear Free veterinary environments!

Providing the care team, pets, and pet parents with low-stress spaces that support the well-being of animals and people is central to everything we do at Animal Arts.

Please join Heather on Wednesday, March 7 by registering through the link below.

We are transforming the standard of care in veterinary medicine; but, implementing Fear Free principles extends beyond just practices and procedures—it involves transforming the very spaces where veterinary care is delivered.

Join us for our upcoming webinar on March 7, at 3 p.m. ET, with Heather Lewis, AIA, AAA, NCARB, from Animal Arts Design. During this webinar, we will discuss design elements, strategies, and impactful transformations that mitigate fear, anxiety, and stress within veterinary spaces.

Register Now: https://bit.ly/49RFkla

As a business with a majority of women owners, we are committed to seeing more young women enter the fields of architecture and design. So, we were thrilled to have opportunity to participate in AIA Colorado's recent Design Like a Girl Workshop. Partner Kelly Rayon, along with other design professionals, worked on a variety of activities and went on a field trip with the girls to a new hotel under construction.

Such an honor to share our love of architecture with the next generation!

Come meet our staff, see examples of our veterinary hospital design work, and learn more about how Animal Arts can help you with your renovation or new build project at booth #1247.

We will also have information about how Zoundz: Therapeutic Sounds for Pet Anxiety can help you reduce anxiety and fear for the pets in your care.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Congratulations to our own Ryan Wakat on his acceptance to AIA Colorado's Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program Class of 2024! It's so exciting to see our staff grow into future leaders of our industry.

Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program - AIA Colorado Following is the schedule for 2024 sessions: Learn more about each session here. 2024 Executive Committee Chelsea Wade, AIA, – ChairJohann Duran-Hunt, AIA, – Vice ChairLeah Gordon, Assoc. AIA, – […]

Montana’s face when someone calls her “sweet,” and when she realizes that rhymes with “treat.”

Are you attending VMX 2024 in Orlando, Florida? If you are, please stop by booth #1561 to receive a complimentary design consultation with Vicki Pollard, Veterinary Architect, and CVT (NAVC Fear Free Pets VetPartners)

How many steps does it take to punch walk the new Arizona Humane Society Papago Park Campus you ask?

Three miles worth!

And every step is worth it to see the new campus almost complete and ready to make an amazing difference in the lives of people and pets in greater Phoenix!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Animal Arts! We hope your 2024 is filled with paws, claws, and small joys.

As another wonderful year at AA closes, we would like to thank all of our amazing clients for everything they do for pets and people. You are such an inspiration to us to every day.

Project Spotlight!
Atlanta Humane Society

The Atlanta Humane Society is a 150-year old, no-kill sheltering organization, with more than 100,000 animal-care touchpoints each year with their community. This headquarters facility replaces an aging building in Midtown Atlanta, with a new shelter on a five-acre campus, with room to grow.

The shelter was designed in collaboration with a local architecture firm and features Fear Free animal housing for dogs and cats. Dogs are housed to reduce overstimulation, allow for enrichment in and out of their housing, and improve their adoptability. Cats are housed in their own private area, far away from dogs, with enrichments, views, and access to the outside.

The shelter also contains space for new and expanding programs to serve the community, including foster care for animals, resources to help keep pets in their loving homes, outreach and education, and behavior enrichment and training programs.

Check out our own Lloyd Lewis discussing animal care architecture during Career Day at Sky View Elementary!

Sharing what we know about creating spaces for animals is a fundamental part of our mission and bringing our passion to a new generation is truly exciting!

Such an honor to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Fulton County Animal Shelter! The 50,000 SF, LEED-certified building will help the county care for and find new forever homes for thousands of pets (including farm animals) every year. The new facility will also help provide important training and community-facing services to help keep pets in their homes.

It was wonderful to work on designing the shelter in partnership with . We're excited to see what the future holds for the Fulton County Animal Shelter and in their new home.

Mondays...

Happy Hauntings from all of us at Animal Arts! Our annual fete was a wonderful event with games, tricks, and tons of treats!

Practice makes purrfect, even with if it fits it sits! Happy from Blueberry and everyone at Animal Arts!

Project Spotlight!
Riverwalk Pet Hospital & Resort in Grapevine, Texas

Riverwalk Pet Hospital and Resort is the result of its owners’ dream to create a Fear Free Pets practice in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area.

The owners wanted the building to have a calming, spa-like feel from the entry through the facility. The reception and lobby area features ceiling-height windows which bring in abundant natural light. The space also contains a waterfall feature, natural stone elements, and comfortable seating to make the space feel tranquil to clients and pets.

The hospital has two covered outdoor waiting and exam areas for more fearful pets. It also has two feline-only exam rooms, a feline treatment area, and a cat ward all within close proximity to allow for maximum cat and dog separation in the medical areas.

We love working with clients to design spaces that consider every aspect of the health and well-being of pets!

Attending an amazing Veterinary Conference on practical practice information for veterinary owners today in Denver, Colorado.Insightful.vet Animal Arts Design

Last weekend saw another successful flight for our resident pilot David and these little cuties for Pilots N Paws! Literally going above and beyond for pets here at Animal Arts.