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Design of an animal hospital at Potawatomi Zoo
500 S. Greenlawn Ave., South Bend, IN 46615, United States of America
Jeremy Goodman, DVM, Assistant Director / Veterinarian, Potawatomi Zoo edited by Monika Fiby, MLA, ZooLex Zoo Design Organization
All images © Jeremy Goodman, 2003
September 2003
Portuguese translation by Elias Sadalla, 2004
Potawatomi Zoo opened an animal hospital in 2002. Significant research was done planning a design for the new hospital. Architect, John Werntz began the project in 1999 with Dr. Curtis Eng, zoo veterinarian at the time. The design was given further input from Dr. Nick Kapustin, veterinarian at the Jacksonville Zoo and a final design was agreed upon and developed by Dr. Jeremy Goodman, the zoo’s current veterinarian as well as the zoos’s director, veterinary technician and maintenance supervisor. In total, over 20 zoo hospitals were visited during the development stages of the planning. Much was learned on these visits including many practical “do’s and don’ts”.
Northern View
Southern View
The final plans included the following items:
Conference room – Houses a library and audio-visual equipment, used to host zoo and continuing education meetings.
Offices – An office for the veterinarian and veterinary technician.
Records room – A small area adjacent to the offices for records holding. Records for all animals in the zoo as well as animals that have died are mandated by the American Zoo Association.
Efficiency room – A small dormitory room with a bed and a desk for veterinary students, pre-veterinary students and visiting keepers to stay in while working at the zoo. This room has already been reserved for beginning in January 2002 for veterinary students who will be spending 8 weeks each with the zoo’s veterinary department.
veterinarians office
veterinary technicians and students office
conference room and library
apartment for visiting
Design of an animal hospital at Potawatomi Zoo
500 S. Greenlawn Ave., South Bend, IN 46615, United States of America
Jeremy Goodman, DVM, Assistant Director / Veterinarian, Potawatomi Zoo edited by Monika Fiby, MLA, ZooLex Zoo Design Organization
All images © Jeremy Goodman, 2003
September 2003
Portuguese translation by Elias Sadalla, 2004
Potawatomi Zoo opened an animal hospital in 2002. Significant research was done planning a design for the new hospital. Architect, John Werntz began the project in 1999 with Dr. Curtis Eng, zoo veterinarian at the time. The design was given further input from Dr. Nick Kapustin, veterinarian at the Jacksonville Zoo and a final design was agreed upon and developed by Dr. Jeremy Goodman, the zoo’s current veterinarian as well as the zoos’s director, veterinary technician and maintenance supervisor. In total, over 20 zoo hospitals were visited during the development stages of the planning. Much was learned on these visits including many practical “do’s and don’ts”.
Northern View
Southern View
The final plans included the following items:
Conference room – Houses a library and audio-visual equipment, used to host zoo and continuing education meetings.
Offices – An office for the veterinarian and veterinary technician.
Records room – A small area adjacent to the offices for records holding. Records for all animals in the zoo as well as animals that have died are mandated by the American Zoo Association.
Efficiency room – A small dormitory room with a bed and a desk for veterinary students, pre-veterinary students and visiting keepers to stay in while working at the zoo. This room has already been reserved for beginning in January 2002 for veterinary students who will be spending 8 weeks each with the zoo’s veterinary department.
veterinarians office
veterinary technicians and students office
conference room and library
apartment for visiting