The centre is designed to look like a village green with cat and dog meet and greet areas as well as a community tree - the leaves on the trees are actually polaroids of all the animals we've rehomed at the centre.
What do you think?
Friday 28 August 2009
Giant leap forward
Behold, the first of a series of digital 3D walkthroughs of the centre. This concept was designed by Giant. We wanted to create a space that was as far away from a pet shop as possible. We don't see ourselves as a shop but rather an extension of our shelters. Animals cost the same amount, the staff are RSPCA trained, we follow the same adoption process, we offer expert advice and care and we have an in house vet!
The centre is designed to look like a village green with cat and dog meet and greet areas as well as a community tree - the leaves on the trees are actually polaroids of all the animals we've rehomed at the centre.
What do you think?
The centre is designed to look like a village green with cat and dog meet and greet areas as well as a community tree - the leaves on the trees are actually polaroids of all the animals we've rehomed at the centre.
What do you think?
Rouse Hill a reality
RSPCA NSW has been rehoming animals from shelters for over 130 years. But we know that as soon as we build a shelter, it will be full to capacity with animals that deserve a second chance at finding a good home.
Shelters aren’t always the most customer-friendly environments. Many people avoid going to shelters because they find the experience too emotional. Instead, they go to pet shops or breeders. There is also a perception that if an animal is at a shelter, there is something wrong with the animal.
In early 2009, we started work on an ambitious plan with a simple aim - to bring down euthanasia by rehoming more animals. But we knew that, with one shelter in Sydney - that is in desperate need of a complete renovation at a cost of $30M - we had to find a way of taking the animals to the community.
And the idea of the RSPCA Care Centre was born. Over the coming months, we will be bringing you updates on the planning and building of Rouse Hill, culminating in the opening day in December 2009 - fingers crossed!
Along the way, you will meet a cast of thousands that have helped us bring the RSPCA Care Centre at Rouse Hill a reality. The first of these is our amazing project manager, David Baxter of Paramount Plans who has donated endless hours planning and designing the space. His amazing contribution can't be repaid but we are hoping that the 1000s of animals we plan to rehome through Rouse Hill will go some way to acknowledging our debt of gratitude.
Thanks Dave, we owe you a big slice of cake!
Shelters aren’t always the most customer-friendly environments. Many people avoid going to shelters because they find the experience too emotional. Instead, they go to pet shops or breeders. There is also a perception that if an animal is at a shelter, there is something wrong with the animal.
In early 2009, we started work on an ambitious plan with a simple aim - to bring down euthanasia by rehoming more animals. But we knew that, with one shelter in Sydney - that is in desperate need of a complete renovation at a cost of $30M - we had to find a way of taking the animals to the community.
And the idea of the RSPCA Care Centre was born. Over the coming months, we will be bringing you updates on the planning and building of Rouse Hill, culminating in the opening day in December 2009 - fingers crossed!
Along the way, you will meet a cast of thousands that have helped us bring the RSPCA Care Centre at Rouse Hill a reality. The first of these is our amazing project manager, David Baxter of Paramount Plans who has donated endless hours planning and designing the space. His amazing contribution can't be repaid but we are hoping that the 1000s of animals we plan to rehome through Rouse Hill will go some way to acknowledging our debt of gratitude.
Thanks Dave, we owe you a big slice of cake!
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