Bathurst Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC) | Welsh and Major

BARC (Bathurst Animal Rehoming Facility) is a flexible, multipurpose public facility run by Bathurst Regional Council where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals are housed and re-homed. Located in Kelso, east of Bathurst, this innovative facility replaces an outdated pound with a new design comprised of four distinct ’farmbuildings’, including a public-friendly ‘homestead’, practical shed spaces, and a circular adoption pavilion set amidst an open cloistered garden for prospective owners to bond with pets.
Designed with environmental sensitivity, the new facility integrates efficient heating, cooling, and water management systems, including a substantial solar array and rainwater harvesting.
BARC is an example of well considered, practical and flexible architecture, one that quietly goes about its multi-faceted job quietly and pragmatically – providing a socially aware response to the issue of animal welfare in regional NSW.