OBJECTIVE:

Add value to our community partner, C.A.S.H Animal Shelter, by designing a sustainable and innovative bamboo dog playhouse and setting up a system for customizable flatpack dog wheelchairs based on the founder’s design. The project’s goal is to positively impact the community and help more dogs in need. This project proved to be one of the most challenging endeavors undertaken by the students, as it involved designing for a different user group and working with bamboo—a natural material that required skilled craftsmanship and could not be quickly fabricated. Despite these obstacles, the team persevered and undertook the construction themselves successfully.