The Brief

The Catitat: A habitat that sits in between bare wall studs of a gutted out house for cats to live in and on.  The levels of the Catitat are movable and the entire structure is easily portable.  

After a flood, much attention is focused on human needs.  Many houses are gutted to the studs, leaving no place for pets to find comfort, safety, and personal space.  The Catitat offers a temporary solution by structurally attaching to open wall studs to offer a living space for cats as homes and lives are rebuilt around them.  This product creates a new way for pets to live.  It allows for the cat to be out of the way of work and to live with everything it needs off of the ground.  When reconstruction is underway, there is no need to worry about cats' paws being torn up by tough concrete, or having them step on glass, nails, and splinters, or having to designate a significate area of the house to become a temporary home for the pets, and completely rendering that part of the house unable to be worked on.  The Catitat works with a system of platform levels that the cat can move between with different elements on each level including a litter box, a play area, food and water bowls, and a bed.  These platforms snap onto collars that can be quickly and easily be clamped onto wall studs to form a stable level for cats to live on.

The Catitat: A habitat that sits in between wall studs of a gutted out house for cats to live within. The levels of the Catitat are easily adjustable and the entire structure can be easily moved from wall to wall.  

After a flood , much attention is focused on family needs, but often leaves out the needs of their pets. Many houses are gutted to the studs, which removes comfort, safety, and personal space during reconstruction.  Our solution, the Catitat, structurally attaches to open wall studs and offers a variety of living space for cats as homes and lives are rebuilt around them. The Catitat is easily movable, and rebuildable. They can bring one section of the Catitat with them, say, to their office, in a matter of seconds. Our project creates a new way for pets to live while under the stress of a disassembled home. It allows for the cat to be out of the way of its owners, while still feeling safe and content with where it is. The main point of the Catitat is accessibility for its owner and safety of the cat. When you are reconstructing your house, you may worry about your cat's paws being torn up or scratched by nails or the exposed concrete. Keeping your cat off the ground, safe, and content was out main motivation. The Catitat is a system of different platforms which can be adjusted to each cat's needs. Each platform could possess either a litter box, food and water, a play area, a bed, and other necessities.