Animal-Supportive Architecture: Difference between revisions

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Animal-supportive architecture (ASA) moves beyond an human-centric view to embrace a more inclusive design philosophy that recognizes and values the place of animals within our built environment. ASA represents a multifaceted approach to architectural and design practices that prioritizes the well-being and needs of animals alongside those of humans.

As one of its goals, the Haven Homes project seeks to create a collection of architectural concepts that make living with animals better, improving the health and happiness of pets and the people who care for them. While developing these concepts, we adhere to a strict set of design principles, which we are sharing in the hopes that it sparks an idea for a new concept or an improvement to an existing one, or ways the principles themselves could be improved.

Applying these principles eliminated hundreds of concepts we considered; below are some of the few that have been put into production at Haven House and Cloud Nine Studios as part of this project:

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-The Haven Homes project seeks to create a collection of architectural concepts that make living with animals better, improving the health and happiness of pets and the people who care for them.
+Animal-supportive architecture (ASA) moves beyond an human-centric view to embrace a more inclusive design philosophy that recognizes and values the place of animals within our built environment. ASA represents a multifaceted approach to architectural and design practices that prioritizes the well-being and needs of animals alongside those of humans.
-While developing these concepts, we adhere to a strict set of [[ASA Design Principles|design principles]], which we are sharing in the hopes that it sparks an idea for a new concept or an improvement to an existing one, or even a way the principles themselves could be improved.
+As one of its goals, the Haven Homes [[About the Project|project]] seeks to create a collection of architectural concepts that make living with animals better, improving the health and happiness of pets and the people who care for them.
+While developing these concepts, we adhere to a strict set of [[ASA Design Principles|design principles]], which we are sharing in the hopes that it sparks an idea for a new concept or an improvement to an existing one, or ways the principles themselves could be improved.
-Applying these principles has weeded out about 99% of the concepts we have considered so far. Here you can learn about the few that have made the cut so far and been put into production at Haven Homes properties.
+Applying these principles eliminated hundreds of concepts we considered; below are some of the few that have been put into production at [[Haven House]] and [[Cloud Nine Studios]] as part of this project:
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-Animal-supportive architecture (ASA) moves beyond an anthropocentric (human-centered) view to embrace a more inclusive design philosophy that recognizes and values the place of animals within our built environment.
-Also known as animal-centered design or animal-aided design, ASA represents a multifaceted approach to architectural and design practices that prioritizes the well-being and needs of animals alongside those of humans.
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 File:Gray.png|Slide: [[Cat Loft]]|link=Cat Loft
 File:Gray.png|Slide: [[Scratch Station]]|link=Scratch Station
-File:Gray.png|Slide: [[Lunar Beacon]]|link=Lunar Beacon
+File:Gray.png|Slide: [[Sensory Landmark]]|link=Sensory Landmark
 File:Gray.png|Slide: [[Catwalk Cove Light]]|link=Catwalk Cove Light
-File:Gray.png|Slide: [[Railscoting]]|link=Railscoting
-File:Gray.png|Slide: [[Catio_Lounge]]|link=Catio Lounge
-File:Gray.png|Slide: [[Lowell Closet]]|link=Lowell Closet
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