Design and construction drawings the "Barker Table", an interior doghouse that looks more like a piece of furniture than something your dog would sleep inside.

There are good dog houses, and then there are great dog houses … I’d like to think that the “Barker Table” doghouse falls into the latter category.If you swing through Life of an Architect with any regularity, you know that I think it’s really important for architects to use their skills to benefit the greater good. There are innumerable ways that we can take advantage of our skill set and contacts to help others, and one of my favorites is to design playhouses and dog houses for charity. This is the “Barker Table” an interior doghouse that is being donated by Malone Maxwell Borson Architects, along with JRT Construction, to the Bark + Build event benefitting the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) of Texas.The Second Annual Bark + Build Design/Build contest and raffle benefiting the SPCA of Texas’ 26th Home for the Holidays Event will take place November 14 through December 4 at NorthPark Center. It?s all to help the SPCA of Texas rescue, heal and find homes for tens of thousands of North Texas animals in 2016. Because the SPCA of Texas relies on private donations, events like Bark + Build Home for the Holidays are absolutely essential to making our community a better place for people and pets.All entries will be judged on both design an...