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Barkitecture

The exclusive competition returns in 2023, don't miss out on this years' amazing creations

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Presented by Mastercard

At the heart of Goodwoof will be our unique competition, Barkitecture, back for 2023! A stunning architectural exhibition and competition of cutting-edge kennel design. Kevin McCloud MBE, who is spearheading the project with the Duke of Richmond, has invited architects from around the globe to enter.

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Barkitecture returns for 2023

Barkitecture returns for 2023, with a brand new theme ‘A Companion Piece – Dogs at Work’.

This year we are looking for kennel designs that demonstrate how important dogs have become a part of our lifestyle and wellbeing, and represents the spaces we create for them within our homes, workplaces and schedules.

A collection of architects return to showcase their amazing and inspirational creations at Goodwoof.

A unique competition exclusive to Goodwoof

Architects are competing for the ‘Single Kennel Design Award’ for a single or double occupancy dog kennel, open to registered architecture or design practices, especially those with dogs.

Practices are then expected to design, construct or procure their kennel for a maximum construction budget of £250.00 and deliver the finished kennel to Goodwood for the event. The winning kennel will then be auctioned at The Bonhams Barkitecture Sale for our charity, Pets As Therapy.

Barkitecture presented by Mastercard - Kevin McCloud

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Junior Barkitecture Kids Competition

Your job is to design a kennel that will be the perfect place for you and your dog to hang out and share part of your school day – it might be a place to play, to listen to stories, to solve problems or a cosy, quiet space to do homework. Competition open to those aged 4-12 years.

How to enter

Design a kennel for your favourite dog using this template.
Tell us a bit about the kennel you’ve created – What materials would you build it from? Where would you put it? What makes it perfect for your dog?
Send it to us via email to BarkitectureCompetition@goodwood.com before by 21 April

All submissions will judged and a winner will be selected by design and architecture expert, Kevin McCloud. Full terms and conditions can be found here.

Dogs mean so much to their owners so I'm looking forward to seeing some fantastic designs to house them in style.

Kevin McCloud

2022 Kennels

Dog Pod by Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners

This bold space age look offers style and comfort to its canine resident. Adjustable lunar landing pad feet allow the kennels to be raised off the ground in colder weather whilst allowing cooling air circulation on warmer days. An aluminium canopy sits on top allowing solar heat gain to dissipate and the futuristic orange canopy can slide forward to create a shaded alfresco dining area.

Love From by Jony Ive and Marc Newson

Jony and Marc, with their beloved dogs, Dave Ive and Scruff Newson in mind, tore up the concept of the doghouse reducing the concept to an open-ended structure with functionality at the fore. Its smooth geometric lines and softened edges, lined with suitably soft bedding, made for an eye catching stand out piece for hounds with an eye for modern industrial design.

One Woman and Her Dog by Hawkes Architecture

This practice focused on delivering what the dog would most crave – i.e., proximity to its family. The resulting kennel involved a sustainable use of waste and redeployed materials in a fun, practical and creative way. The resulting structure was a recyclable survival vessel for two which can take a dog and its master across any terrain providing shelter and clean water.

Dome Home by Foster + Partners

This kennels features a geodesic shell structure inspired by the work of Buckminster Fuller, a celebrated and award-winning architect and scientist from America. Constructed from engineered cherry wood, it was hand-built by a master furniture maker. The bowl-shaped interior has a flexible. Removable padded fabric liner that creates a snug yet practical interior for any canine resident.

Doge’s House by Linley

With all the grandeur you’d expect from a David Linley Design, Doge’s House is an ode to Doge’s Palace in Venice and is richly decorated in the Venetian Gothic style. Just as impressive as its namesake, this plywood palazzo is both imposing and cosy thanks to its snug interior.

Le Dogular by Hopkins Architects

This kennel sets out the harmonic proportions and critical dimensions that underline the geometry of the kennel design with elevation, privacy and comfort as the core principles. The zero waste monocoque construction in plywood is affordable, lightweight and quick to assemble.

Rolo’s Office Doghouse by Haysom Ward Miller Architects

This house was designed to replicate a dog’s favourite napping place in the office, the back of a chair, providing a warm, comfortable, elevated spot. For sustainability and style in mind, the team upcycled an office chair adding a low embodied energy timber house with its own period -appropriate office drinks cabinet. It can be rotated to follow the sun and can easily be tucked away out of sight.

Suffolk Sight-Hound Hut by Sanei Hopkins Architects

The Suffolk Sight-Hound Hut is designed to echo the inward curling form of the practice’s young whippet, Nimroo. The cocoon like, corrugated metal external walls are formed from two curved pieces sturdy enough to support a roof without the need for additional support. The diminishing radii of the two forms creates a natural gap – a seamless opening for access into the doghouse.

Nook by Stanton Williams Ltd

The Nook is a kennel for the contemporary city dweller where apartment living is common and every square millimetre counts. It is part kennel, part armchair and part side-table. Made of sustainably sourced Latvian plywood, the kennel is durable and environmentally sound.

101 Dowels in Motion by Hall + Bednarczyk

The team, with Sable, the Sprocker Spaniel as their client, created something beautiful and fun but also durable and hygienic and elegant in monochrome. Emulating the simplicity of the Welsh Stick Chair, the idea of black timber rods snaking their way around a dog, led to the description of ‘Dowels in Motion’ and finally, 101 of them in celebration of the most stylish dog film ever made.

Bonehenge by Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects

This sustainable, regal palace, designed for Illy, the Blue Roan Cocker Spaniel, enjoys generous natural light and harvests fresh rainwater for the drinking bowl. Inspired by the cocker spaniel’s hereditary characteristics of circling prior to settling down to rest, the elliptical shape resulted.

Creating a barkitectural masterpiece

At its centre, in the spirit of Wyatt's building, will sit this inspirational collection of 21st century kennels, designed by the great and good of architecture. The display will be contemporary, innovative, ambitious and entertaining and be the subject of a Bonham's auction live at the event, at which guests can bid to own a barkitectural masterpiece, with proceeds going towards Pets As Therapy, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity (Registered Charity Numbers: 227523 & SC037843).

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The Winner of Barkitecture 2022

The winner was Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects with Bonehenge, sold for £2,500 in the Bonhams Auction on Sunday 29 May at Goodwoof. A little palace for cocker-spaniel, Illy, the challenge was to create something sustainable, provide generous lighting and harvest fresh rainwater for her dog bowl.

A total of over £30,000 was raised from the Barkitecture Bonhams auction in aid of the Goodwoof charity partner, Pets As Therapy.

To this day, dogs can stay at the Hotel, accompany their owners in the restaurants, and even join our Members’ clubhouse, The Kennels. We thought that it was only fitting to dedicate an entire event to them, just as we do with cars and horses at our other flagship meetings.

The Duke of Richmond and Gordon

As a team, we have a deep understanding of what really amuses our dogs. We know that they love playing together with their owners and with other dogs, getting plenty of exercise and fresh air, but each have their own personality.

Adrian Stoica

Four times Disc Dog World Champion

Dogs mean so much to their owners so I'm looking forward to seeing some fantastic designs to house them in style.

Kevin McCloud

British Designer and Television Presenter

Goodwoof

Saturday 20 May & Sunday 21 May 2023
Gates open 0930hrs
Gates close 1700hrs

The Kennels, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PN

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