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The Dog House in Beijing
Residential Building in the Capital of China – design by Atelier About Architecture
30 Jul 2018
The Dog House
Design: Atelier About Architecture
Location: Beijing, China
The Dog House

This is a residential project designed for the owner and their beloved dog, for the dog?s needs on medical care and good living. We call it the Dog House.

Due to chromosomal differences, dogs are less capable to identify colors than humans. The owner of Dog House hopes to create a colorful world inside the house in which his dog can touch and perceive. According to authoritative researches from recent years, dogs can recognize yellow, blue and transitional color segments inbetween in the color spectrum. Therefore, the architect tried to enclose a space by structuring colors in this project, together with the direct and indirect rendering of lights, to guide and effect and mood of spaces.
In Dog House, the first floor includes the kitchen, the dining room and the living room, the underground floor is the dog?s bathroom and activity space, the second floor is composed of the main bedroom and entertaining area. Spaces for the owner alone are basically grey, dark grey, light grey and white; while functional spaces for the dog are more colorful. Two sets of colors inside the house: calm colors including lake blue, dark gray, navy blue and light gray are play...