MOD Dog Section – Bespoke Kennel Facility
A statutory requirement with no room for innovation - until we looked at it differently
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Project Overview
Client & Sector:
Client:
MoD / Mitie
Sector:
Defence / MOD
Project Tags:
BIM Level 2
Multi-Discipline
New Build
The Challenge
The Brief and The Reality
The client had a statutory brief with clearly defined technical requirements for dog sections. Previous facilities were functional but generic – built to minimum standards, with no consideration of how the building would actually be experienced by its primary users: the dogs. The result was a facility that met the rules but delivered no additional value.
The Outcome
How 360DS Approached It Differently
360 DS recognised that dogs are colour-blind and have limited visual acuity – so the standard design language was irrelevant to them. By using colour blue (distinguishable to dogs), simplified block forms, and a bespoke material palette, the building actively aids the dogs’ orientation and well-being. Delivered as a fully coordinated BIM Level 2 project across Architecture, Structural, M&E – this became the MOD’s exemplar standard for future sites.
Client Outcomes
What Changed For Them
Set the National Standard
Adopted by the MOD as the exemplar design for all future dog section facilities across the estate.
Animal Welfare by Design
The building's form and colour directly improves dog orientation and well-being - a first for MoD facilities.
BIM Level 2 Delivered
Full multi-discipline coordination achieved internally - Architecture, Structural, M&E - reducing design risk and programme time.
Future Cost Savings Built In
Exemplar status means future sites can be rolled out faster and cheaper using this proven design as a template.
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