With its patina covered copper roofs, coop-er nest tries to become a nest for dogs that need care while integrating them to daily life simultaneously. Paddocks are directly adjacent to market stalls and shops and open for human-animal interaction.
Nest made of copper, holds both past and future.
Patina holds past of the copper, as a temporary shelter
Coop-er Nest doesn’t forget where they came.
new patina:
meeting on the edges
old patina
After completing their treatment and providing welfare of dogs, they are sent back to their old districts where they live.
The future of copper is in itself and in air:
patina formation
Some of the dogs are adopted by visitors of the park and bazaar.
oxidation
They got their forever home.
Coop-er nest is located in Etiler where the land is framed with greenery. The neighborhood has a strong culture of pet ownership and animal rights advocacy. In this context, a veterinary clinic and shelter is seen as essential community assets rather than intrusive industrial functions.
sanctuary for recovery
The veterinary clinic within Coop-er Nest serves as the project's Healing Heart, the spatial manifestation of the Old Patina. It is where the history of stray animals is addressed through medical intervention in sanctuary for recovery.
Paddocks are located to vet clinic according to their medical conditions and amount of care they need.
For healthy and ideal conditions each dog has to have a 10m2 area.
to prevent pack formation and behaviors, there should not be more than 15 dogs in a single paddock.
coop-er nest capacity is 20 dogs, providing 10 m2 per dog.
adoption area is where visitors meet and spend time with dogs and puppies that want to find their forever home.
new patina formation
emphasizing daily encounters with animals.
making it a canon event.
social hub for
human
human-human
human-animal
animal
animal-animal
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