Sorocaba Municipal Kennel and Cattery

Sorocaba/SP · Institutional Architecture

Overview of the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel and Cattery project, with parking, institutional entrance, gardens, and a fenced outdoor enclosure with recreational structures.
Overview of the expansion study for the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel and Cattery, integrating institutional architecture, animal accommodation areas, and outdoor spaces for the animals.

The Project

The expansion study for the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel and Cattery was developed by LUCO Arquitetura e Urbanismo for the municipality’s Department of the Environment, with the aim of proposing an architectural and functional reorganization of the facilities used to shelter and care for animals.

The proposal integrates existing buildings with new spaces for animal care, handling, and accommodation, establishing an organization that reconciles the institution’s operational requirements, user safety, and animal welfare.

Site Layout and Functional Organization

The site layout structures the complex by distributing its different care and shelter sectors, establishing connections among entrances, parking areas, internal circulation routes, and animal facilities.

The study provides dedicated areas for dog kennels, cat housing, quarantine, isolation, maternity, and infirmary facilities, as well as support areas, bathing and grooming, food storage, and spaces for animal training and accommodation.

This organization aims to support the daily operation of the public facility by allowing greater control of circulation flows and separation of activities with different operational requirements.

Architecture and Shelter Facilities

The architectural language features contemporary forms, horizontal lines, roofs with overhangs, and finishes in natural tones, seeking an institutional identity integrated with the landscape.

The complex proposes reception and circulation spaces associated with gardens, shaded areas, and outdoor gathering spaces, seeking to provide more welcoming conditions for visitors and staff.

The integration of architecture and landscape design contributes to a more welcoming experience when accessing the public facility.

Perspective of the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel entrance, showing the institutional façade, parking area, gardens, benches, and pedestrian circulation spaces.
Main entrance to the complex, with reception, landscaping, and seating areas integrated with the architecture.
Covered outdoor area at the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel, with benches, landscaped planters, paving, and natural lighting.
Circulation and seating area with landscaping, shade, and furnishings integrated with the institutional architecture.

Functional Zoning and Animal Handling

The distribution of spaces considers different needs for animal accommodation, monitoring, and handling, with individual areas and spaces for situations requiring greater control.

The kennel and cattery facilities are organized around service circulation routes and enclosures that allow supervision, while also facilitating cleaning, feeding, and maintenance routines.

Functional separation of the sectors is one of the proposal’s main guidelines, seeking to reconcile operational safety, sanitary conditions, and animal care.

Perspective of the support buildings at the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel, with paved circulation, light-colored walls, pitched roofs, and access to the enclosures.
Organization of the built volumes and operational routes, with broad roof coverings and circulation between sectors.
Central corridor at the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel, with individual enclosures and green metal-bar partitions along both sides.
Central corridor between individual enclosures, designed to facilitate access, supervision, and animal-handling routines.
Side perspective of the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel enclosures, with green metal structures, paved circulation, and vegetation.
Group of kennels with metal enclosures, service circulation, and visual integration with the landscaped outdoor areas.

Animal Welfare and Outdoor Areas

The project incorporates fenced outdoor spaces for supervised animal accommodation, movement, and activities.

Grassed areas, trees, and recreational elements complement the built spaces, expanding opportunities for interaction and contributing to a shelter proposal that considers both the physical and behavioral needs of the animals.

The design seeks to balance sheltered spaces and open areas, recognizing the importance of access to the outdoors for animal accommodation.

Fenced outdoor area at the Sorocaba Municipal Kennel, with grass, a tree, green metal fencing, a dog, and a person engaged in a supervised activity.
Fenced grassed outdoor area, designed for supervised animal movement and accommodation in contact with vegetation.

Project Information

  • Project: Sorocaba Municipal Kennel and Cattery — Expansion Study
  • Location: Jardim Zulmira, Sorocaba/SP, Brazil
  • Client: Sorocaba City Government — Department of the Environment
  • Year: 2023
  • Type: Institutional Architecture, Public Facility
  • Designed by: LUCO Arquitetura e Urbanismo — Rodrigo Luco
  • Scope: Case study for the expansion and architectural and functional reorganization
  • Status: Case study
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