Our team for the 2007 Humane Society Barkitecture Tour consisted of Joel Solomon, Marshall Christi, Alan Haris, Emily Schmidt and myself. We built the house in 5 days and used all donated or found materials. The frame was built from yellow pine with western red cedar for the trim, decking material and rafters which were cut to abstractly represent a dogs mouth and a bone for the ridge beam. Exterior siding was cedar shake and a tire was cut to fit along the base as a water table. The roof was shingled using licence plates and dog food cans were used as a gutter which flowed down the downspout into the dogs bowls on the front porch. A operable louvered shutter was attached using a dog leash and a pulley to open and close. Tennis balls were split in half and used an an interior wall material. Interior lighting was achieved by using a small solar LED light. Our Doghouse won 'BEST IN SHOW' and was auctioned off for $1,100 which was donated to the Birmingham Humane Society.
