Architects Create Amazing Homes For Cats To Help Homeless Felines

An awareness raising initiative, "Architects for animals," recently invited architectural and design companies, as well as individual designers and architects of Los Angeles, California, to participate in an initiative of helping homeless cats of the city. The task was to design and build functional and modern outdoor dwellings for our little feline friends, which were then sold at the event to raise funds for the non-profit organization FixNation, trying to save as many kittens as possible.

Amazing homes for homeless cats

Creativity here was limitless – from the cathedral-evoking perch with faux stained glass windows, including a humorous fish-shaped shelter and biomorphic trellis-pouf made from recycled plastic, Spanish moss and Korean grass, to a groovy spiral shelter assembled from a kit of interchangeable parts.

"This year‘s cat shelters were extraordinary creative, and the designers put a great deal of time and thought into how cats would actually interact with the shelters," said FixNation Co-Founder and Executive Director Karn Mayers. "They are truly works of art with a practical application." Scroll down to see them for yourself!


1. Abramson Teiger Architects’ “Ball Of Twine,” A Rigid Sphere Constructed With The String Material

Abramson Teiger Architects Ball Of Twine A Rigid Sphere Constructed With The String Material

2. Knowhow Shop’s Fictional Cat Exploration Program With Lunar Cat Lander
Knowhow Shops Fictional Cat Exploration Program With Lunar Cat Lander

4. Perkins+Will’s “UnFURled,” A Spiral Shelter Assembled From A Kit Of Interchangeable Parts
PerkinsWills UnFURled A Spiral Shelter Assembled From A Kit Of Interchangeable Parts

5. HOK’s Seven-Chamber Shelter Constructed With Faux Wood Tubes With Soft-Felt Lining
HOKs SevenChamber Shelter Constructed With Faux Wood Tubes With SoftFelt Lining

6. CallisonRTKL’s Cathedral-Evoking Perch With Faux Stained-Glass Windows And A Scaled-Down Disco Ball
CallisonRTKLs CathedralEvoking Perch With Faux StainedGlass Windows And A ScaledDown Disco Ball

7. Formation Association, Terremoto Landscape, And Arktura’s Collaborative Project “Flora-Gato,” A Biomorphic Trellis-Pouf Of Recycled, Fiberized Plastic, Spanish Moss, And Korean Grass
Formation Association Terremoto Landscape And Arkturas Collaborative Project FloraGato A Biomorphic TrellisPouf Of Recycled Fiberized Plastic Spanish Moss And Korean Grass
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8. d3architecture’s Upcycled-HVAC Equipment Shelter, A Quirky Take On Feral Cats Living In Urban Alleys
d3architectures UpcycledHVAC Equipment Shelter A Quirky Take On Feral Cats Living In Urban Alleys

9. Stantec’s Red-Thread And Slatted Plywood Structure
Abramson Teiger Architects White Jack Which References The Traditional Game Of Jacks With A Tubular Structure That Cats Can Crawl Through


10. Abramson Teiger Architects’ “White Jack,” Which References The Traditional Game Of Jacks With A Tubular Structure That Cats Can Crawl Through

Stantecs RedThread And Slatted Plywood Structure


11. HKS’s “CAnT WE ALL GET ALONG,” A Humorous Composition Of A Fish-Shaped Shelter With Birdhouses Above

HKSs CAnT WE ALL GET ALONG A Humorous Composition Of A FishShaped Shelter With Birdhouses Above

12. ES-EN-EM’s “Meow Miaow,” A Flat Plywood Composition That Folds Into An Origami-Inspired Piece Of Furniture
ESENEMs Meow Miaow A Flat Plywood Composition That Folds Into An OrigamiInspired Piece Of Furniture


13. Kollin Altomare Architects’ “Cat’s Win! Cat’s Win!” Is A Multifunctional Piece That Provides “Exercise” And Scratching Surfaces

Kollin Altomare Architects Cats Win Cats Win Is A Multifunctional Piece That Provides Exercise And Scratching Surfaces

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