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Barkitecture
Competition won by Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects with Bonehenge
Presented by Mastercard
At the heart of Goodwoof will be Barkitecture – a stunning architectural exhibition and competition of cutting edge kennel design. Kevin McCloud MBE, who is spearheading the project with the Duke of Richmond, has invited architects from around the globe to enter.
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The Winner of Barkitecture
The winner was Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects with Bonehenge, sold for £2,500 in the Bonhams Auction on Sunday 29 May at Goodwoof. A little palace for cocker-spaniel, Illy, the challenge was to create something sustainable, provide generous lighting and harvest fresh rainwater for her dog bowl.
A total of over £30,000 was raised from the Barkitecture Bonhams auction in aid of the Goodwoof charity partner, Pets As Therapy.
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Dog Pod by Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners. This bold space age look offers style and comfort to its canine resident. Adjustable lunar landing pad feet allow the kennels to be raised off the ground in colder weather whilst allowing cooling air circulation on warmer days. An aluminium canopy sits on top allowing solar heat gain to dissipate and the futuristic orange canopy can slide forward to create a shaded alfresco dining area.
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Love From by Jony Ive and Marc Newson. Jony and Marc, with their beloved dogs, Dave Ive and Scruff Newson in mind, tore up the concept of the doghouse reducing the concept to an open-ended structure with functionality at the fore. Its smooth geometric lines and softened edges, lined with suitably soft bedding, made for an eye catching stand out piece for hounds with an eye for modern industrial design.
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One Woman and Her Dog by Hawkes Architecture This practice focused on delivering what the dog would most crave – i.e., proximity to its family. The resulting kennel involved a sustainable use of waste and redeployed materials in a fun, practical and creative way. The resulting structure was a recyclable survival vessel for two which can take a dog and its master across any terrain providing shelter and clean water.
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Dome Home by Foster + Partners This kennels features a geodesic shell structure inspired by the work of Buckminster Fuller, a celebrated and award-winning architect and scientist from America. Constructed from engineered cherry wood, it was hand-built by a master furniture maker. The bowl-shaped interior has a flexible. Removable padded fabric liner that creates a snug yet practical interior for any canine resident.
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Doge’s House by Linley With all the grandeur you’d expect from a David Linley Design, Doge’s House is an ode to Doge’s Palace in Venice and is richly decorated in the Venetian Gothic style. Just as impressive as its namesake, this plywood palazzo is both imposing and cosy thanks to its snug interior.
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Le Dogular by Hopkins Architects This kennel sets out the harmonic proportions and critical dimensions that underline the geometry of the kennel design with elevation, privacy and comfort as the core principles. The zero waste monocoque construction in plywood is affordable, lightweight and quick to assemble.
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Rolo’s Office Doghouse by Haysom Ward Miller Architects This house was designed to replicate a dog’s favourite napping place in the office, the back of a chair. It provides a warm, comfortable, elevated spot where the office dog, Rolo, can snooze in private. For sustainability and style in mind, the team upcycled an office chair adding a low embodied energy timber house with its own period -appropriate office drinks cabinet. It can be rotated to follow the sun and can easily be tucked away out of sight.
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Suffolk Sight-Hound Hut by Sanei Hopkins Architects The Suffolk Sight-Hound Hut is designed to echo the inward curling form of the practice’s young whippet, Nimroo. The cocoon like, corrugated metal external walls are formed from two curved pieces sturdy enough to support a roof without the need for additional support. The diminishing radii of the two forms creates a natural gap – a seamless opening for access into the doghouse.
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Nook by Stanton Williams Ltd The Nook is a kennel for the contemporary city dweller where apartment living is common and every square millimetre counts. It is part kennel, part armchair and part side-table. Made of sustainably sourced Latvian plywood, the kennel is durable and environmentally sound.
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101 Dowels in Motion by Hall + Bednarczyk The team, with Sable, the Sprocker Spaniel as their client, created something beautiful and fun but also durable and hygienic and elegant in monochrome. Emulating the simplicity of the Welsh Stick Chair, the idea of black timber rods snaking their way around a dog, led to the description of ‘Dowels in Motion’ and finally, 101 of them in celebration of the most stylish dog film ever made.
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Bonehenge by Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects This sustainable, regal palace, designed for Illy, the Blue Roan Cocker Spaniel, enjoys generous natural light and harvests fresh rainwater for the drinking bowl. Inspired by the cocker spaniel’s hereditary characteristics of circling prior to settling down to rest, the elliptical shape resulted.
A unique competition
Architects are competing for the ‘Single Kennel Design Award’ for a single or double occupancy dog kennel, open to registered architecture or design practices, especially those with dogs.
Practices are then expected to design, construct or procure their kennel for a maximum construction budget of £250.00 and deliver the finished kennel to Goodwood for the event. The winning kennel will then be auctioned for our charity, Pets As Therapy.
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Creating a barkitectural masterpiece
At its centre, in the spirit of Wyatt's building, will sit this inspirational collection of 21st century kennels, designed by the great and good of architecture. The display will be contemporary, innovative, ambitious and entertaining and be the subject of a Bonham's auction live at the event, at which guests can bid to own a barkitectural masterpiece, with proceeds going towards Pets As Therapy, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity (Registered Charity Numbers: 227523 & SC037843).
Dogs mean so much to their owners so I'm looking forward to seeing some fantastic designs to house them in style.
To this day, dogs can stay at the Hotel, accompany their owners in the restaurants, and even join our Members’ clubhouse, The Kennels. We thought that it was only fitting to dedicate an entire event to them, just as we do with cars and horses at our other flagship meetings.
As a team, we have a deep understanding of what really amuses our dogs. We know that they love playing together with their owners and with other dogs, getting plenty of exercise and fresh air, but each have their own personality.
Dogs mean so much to their owners so I'm looking forward to seeing some fantastic designs to house them in style.
Goodwoof
Saturday 20 May & Sunday 21 May 2023
Gates open 1000hrs
Gates close 1700hrs
The Kennels, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PN