Felinus Domus: A Veterinary Hospital for Cats in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorButterworth, Mary Micheleen
dc.contributor.committeechairHolt, Jaanen
dc.contributor.committeememberRott, Hans Christianen
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:43:28Zen
dc.date.adate2008-04-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:43:28Zen
dc.date.issued2004-09-10en
dc.date.rdate2008-04-15en
dc.date.sdate2007-08-14en
dc.description.abstractThroughout time man has discovered that the human form, in all its harmonious proportion, can be used as a guide, gauge and tool to design and build structures. However, the human figure has not been the only organic form used to create architecture. Many animals create dwellings that synchronize with not only their own unique physical characteristics and survival instincts, but with their aesthetic preferences as well. It is logical that a design should respond to its surroundings, program and most importantly, its inhabitants. This thesis design is for two specific occupants: the cat and the human. They are both meant to inhabit the building wholly and simultaneously. The way each of them experiences and uses the space, however, differs greatly. For a building to survive it needs many of the same things as living creatures: sunlight, air and movement, to name a few. It also needs to function like a living creature. It must breathe, sleep, respond to the changing seasons, and adapt over time. This thesis is an investigation of how both human and cat can dwell in a building of harmonious proportion, scale, light, and material.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08142007-205006en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08142007-205006/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34535en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.relation.haspartMaryButterworthPart2.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcuriosityen
dc.subjectbarrel vaulten
dc.subjectinhabiten
dc.subjectlouveren
dc.subjectdwellen
dc.subjectdwellingen
dc.subjectscaleen
dc.subjectspineen
dc.subjectproportionen
dc.subjectanimal architectureen
dc.subjecthospitalen
dc.subjectveterinaryen
dc.subjectpattern transformed to receive an anomalyen
dc.subjectdisplay windowsen
dc.subjectfelis domesticusen
dc.subjecttailen
dc.subjectanimal medical facilityen
dc.subjectarchen
dc.subjectcaten
dc.subjectorganicen
dc.subjectcurvilinearen
dc.subjectplayroomen
dc.subjectvaulten
dc.titleFelinus Domus: A Veterinary Hospital for Cats in Old Town Alexandria, Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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