Tools: Adobe Indesign, SketchUp
Design Problem
Petco Love’s facilities are being overpopulated by the number of cats and dogs,
especially during summer. They mainly rely on their adoption and fostering
processes to create more space in the shelters. However, both methods are only
temporary and it does not ensure the animal’s permanent home. Therefore,
the facility is over its capacity limit so there is not enough space for all the cats
and dogs.
Design Objective
Find a new design layout for the Petco Love’s shelter in order to maximize
capacity and create more space for cats and dogs.
Design Methods
Research Questioning (designed system)
User Journey Mapping (end user)
Service Blueprinting (designed object)
Value Networking (designer)
Prototype (shelter’s layout/redesign)
DESIGN OUTCOME
There will be an increase in space in animal shelters reducing overcrowding problems.
Petco Love’s facilities are being overpopulated by the number of cats and
dogs, especially during summer. They mainly rely on their adoption
and fostering processes to create more space in the shelters. However,
both approaches are only temporary and do not ensure the animal’s
permanent home. Therefore, the facility is over its capacity limit so there
is not enough space for all the cats and dogs. Using prototyping
with SketchUp should help arouse a new design layout of the Petco Love’s
shelter to maximize capacity and create more space for cats and dogs.
During the process, it was intriguing on discovering how many elements
can be fit into one space with simple reorganization and how big of an
impact it can make. There are a lot of things that go into a space to help
create an overall experience for the audience or whoever the space
is for accommodating. All in all, it is important to highlight and identify the
space’s needs and the audience's needs for that space. However,
trying to prioritize some elements more than others in a space can limit
your design, especially when there is one objective. Therefore, is there
a way next time to explore a space that accommodates all needs and
wants? How would that look?
