Animal Arts Design
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Architecture firm in Boulder, CO with 46 years of experience designing animal care facilities.
Our expertise spans the veterinary and animal sheltering worlds, assistance dog care and training campuses, boarding/daycare, and veterinary teaching hospitals. Animal Arts Design Studios, formerly known as Gates Hafen Cochrane, specializes exclusively in veterinary hospital and animal shelter design. We have a proven track record of success with over 800 projects in 40 states and overseas.
09/29/2026
Fall is in the air. 🍂
What better way to celebrate than doing a leaf-themed art project? Last week, some of our staff gathered together after work to create clay trinket dishes using leaves as molds. A simple concept with beautiful results!
09/15/2026
Project update! Look at all the wonderful construction progress being made at Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester. Such an exciting transformation that will touch the lives of so many animals in the future.
Paws in progress! 🚧🐾
Have you driven by Lollypop Farm and wondered what all the construction is about? 👀 Take a look from above and see all the changes happening by clicking the link!
https://youtu.be/pb0yG7hS6rY?si=YrPnBJatOrBzboFx
09/14/2026
We're getting ready to head out to Portland for AAHA Con 2026! If you'll be in attendance, be sure to stop by Booth 221 so we can meet you and chat about that project you've been dreaming about!
What is Fear Free design? 🐾
This is a question we get asked a lot, and it’s a topic that we love talking about.
For architects, Fear Free design means looking beyond aesthetics and asking how the built environment can support animal well-being, reduce stress, improve workflows, and create better experiences for both people and animals.
In this video, architect Heather Lewis shares a few examples of how we incorporate Fear Free principles into our animal care facility designs.
Now, we want to hear from you. What questions should our architects answer next? Tell us in the comments!
We are so deeply inspired by the amazing work that Niall and Happy Doggo are doing to help street dogs in Thailand and across Southeast Asia.
Tina's Hospital, which is currently being built in Thailand, will allow his team to touch the lives of so many more dogs in need. It has been such an honor for Animal Arts to play a small part in getting the hospital designed and built.
To learn more about Tina's Hospital and support this amazing project, visit: https://www.happydoggo.com/tinas-hospital
08/27/2026
Annual summer party = good food, great conversation, and a little friendly competition! ☀️🎉
Our team took a well-deserved break yesterday to enjoy some fun in the sun together. Ice cream was eaten, games were played, and pets were (unsurprisingly) a favorite topic of discussion. We're already looking forward to next year!
08/20/2026
Isn’t this clinic simply adorable? 😍
It was a pleasure for our team to help Dr. Amber Ingersoll of Sheridan Pet Care turn this former coffee shop in Sheridan, Wyoming into a wonderful home for her growing veterinary practice. With a recessed scale, a treat station, and comfortable furniture for pets in the exam rooms (cat tree, anyone?), this clinic strives to minimize stress for patients and create a pleasant experience for clients.
Congratulations to Dr. Ingersoll and her team on their new home!
Photos courtesy of Sheridan Pet Care
08/10/2026
Will we see you in Nashville? 🎸
We'll be attending both the VetPartners Mid-Year Conference and WVC Nashville this week!
If you will be there and would like to meet to talk about your project, please drop us an email at [email protected]. We'd love to chat!
Our friends at Alta Construction put together this video of a recent 7,800-square-foot renovation project we worked on together for VCA Commack Animal Hospital in Huntington, NY.
Check out these before and after shots taken while converting an existing office building into VCA Commack's new home! 🐾
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