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DOGone it!

Back in September, we let you in on our pre-Barkitecture dog house design competition. But, we did not reveal the winner of the competition, which would be built and auctioned at the Barkitecture event to benefit the Weimaraner Rescue of the South and Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue. Ten loyal, talented, intelligent, like-minded, creative, design-savvy, neighborly, dog-loving, architecturally insightful archimania friends were gracious enough to judge our competition. Every judge contended that the decision was tough, but in the end, one house won out: DOGone House.

Congratulations the creators of DOGone House: Team 2, comprised of Tim Michael, Greg Price, Kayce Williford, and Barry Yoakum. Their proposed concept originates with a matchbox. Like the matchbox, the house is constructed of two components: an Outer Wrapper (a folded sheet of weathering steel) and an Inner Box (reclaimed western red cedar). Aging naturally, the steel sheet protects from the elements while the cedar box offers a softer lining that allows air to flow between the slats. Food and water bowls are integrated into the steel wrapper, and rigid felt strips are sandwiched between the floor's wood slats for the dog’s comfort. The matchbox concept allows the inner wood liner to be slid from its steel shell and easily washed.

Thanks to a few faithful archimaniacs, along with Providential Steel Fabricators, DOGone House is now built and (almost) ready for a canine resident. Click here for a brief photo chronicle of the archimaniacs working like... well, dogs. More photos of the final product to come!