史坦顿岛动物护理中心为等待领养的动物创造了一个人道的、可控的环境。设计的核心是颠覆了动物护理设施的典型安排：动物被安置在建筑物的周边，而办公室和服务功能被安置在内部。由于工作人员大部分时间与动物在一起，这种安排对双方都有利。
The Staten Island Animal Care Center creates a humane and controlled environment for animals awaiting adoption. The heart of the design is a reversal of the typical arrangement of animal care facilities: animals are housed around the perimeter of the building while offices and service functions are placed in the interior. Since the staff spends most of its time with the animals, this arrangement benefits both.
将动物分散在外部，可以减轻单一的、有问题的动物所造成的干扰，并通过提供大量的自然光来改善所有人的情绪。这种社会策略，再加上半透明的外观，创造了一个由动物组成的生动的外墙。到了晚上，建筑的柔和光芒照亮了一个原本黑暗的街区。
Dispersing the animals along the exterior mitigates any disruption caused by a single, troubled animal, and improves the mood of all by providing them with copious natural light. This social strategy, combined with the translucent exterior, creates a lively façade populated by animals. At night, the soft glow of the building illuminates an otherwise dark neighborhood.
该建筑采用了高度隔热的半透明聚碳酸酯外壳，最大限度地利用了自然光，并实现了结构的轻量化。光线从各个方向通过一个凹陷的夹层庭院进入建筑，为自然通风创造了一个通道。由于动物收容所不对通风空气进行回收，因此可以从废气中回收热能。
The building is sheathed in a highly insulating, translucent polycarbonate envelope which maximizes natural light and allows for a very lightweight structure. Light enters the building from all directions via a recessed clerestory court creating a pathway for natural ventilation. Since animal shelters do not recycle ventilation air, heat energy can be recovered from exhaust air.
该建筑被设计成一个低预算、高性能的设施，使用当地生产的高回收率材料。材料的选择是为了经受住虐待，并将长期维护成本降到最低，进一步加强了建筑的生命周期的可持续性。景观设计遵循类似的原则，使用耐旱的本地植物来降低维护和用水量。
The building is designed as a low-budget, high-performance facility using locally produced materials with high recycled content. Materials were chosen to withstand abuse and minimize long-term maintenance costs, further reinforcing the life cycle sustainability of the building. Landscape design follows a similar principle using drought-tolerant indigenous plantings to lower maintenance and water use.
Architects: Garrison Architects
Area : 511 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Eduard Hueber
Manufacturers : Sika, ExTech, Kawneer, Nucor Vulcraft, Peerless Lighting, Shoe-line, Stainless Steel Doors, Westbrook Concrete Block
Civil Engineer : Wohl & O’Mara
Lanscape Architect : Wallace Roberts and Todd
Structural Engineer : Murray Engineering
MEP Engineer : Plus Group Consulting Engineering PLLC
Lighting Designer : Cline Beatrice Bernstein Lighting Design
Principal Architect : James Garrison
Project Manager : Anthony Andrews
City : Staten Island
Country : United States