
Public Facilities: The Latest Architecture and News
McDowell Mountain Ranch Park & Aquatic Center / Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio
Northstar Changsha Delta Project Exhibition Hall / AZL architects
British Embassy / Tony Fretton Architects
Sines Center for the Arts / Aires Mateus
NBHW Fire Station / LIAG Architects
Zhengdong District Urban Planning Exhibition Hall / AZL architects
Folsom + Dore / David Baker + Partners
YMCA Quinte / aTRM Architects
VIAS Space / estudioSIC
Party Hall / José Marini Bragança + Helena Veludo

- Year: 2009
Prince Henry Community Centre / Lahznimmo Architects
Waitakere Civic Centre / Architectus, Athfield Architects

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Architects: Architectus, Athfield Architects
- Area: 13400 m²
- Year: 2006
Tassafaronga Village / David Baker + Partners
Stockholmsmässan AE-hall / Rosenbergs Architects
Brandon Firehall No.1 / Cibinel Architects
Stapleton Pool House Number 3 / Semple Brown Design
In Progress: Staten Island Animal Care Center / Garrison Architects

The main objective behind the design for the new Staten Island Animal Care Center was to create a high quality environment for the animals, staff and visitors. The building is sheathed in a highly insulating, translucent polycarbonate envelope. This provides higher performance in comparison to typical glass and maximizes the benefits of natural light. The roof of the outer perimeter housing the animals is raised above a lower interior roof plane, which covers other shelter functions. This configuration permits the daylight to enter the facility on multiple sides. Natural ventilation is encouraged along the periphery with the use of a passive air ventilation system. A sophisticated mechanical system that uses heat recovery to feed heat gain energy back into the system is incorporated into the design to provide constant fresh air exchange.
Architect: Garrison Architects Location: Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA Project Area: 5,500 sqf Renderings: Courtesy of Garrison Architects






























