Cat Itecture: Better Cat Window Boxes

gggscript 39 points 4 comments March 28, 2026
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mzi

There's a book about the sibling construction: the cat ladder. It's called "Arcatecture"[0]. 0: https://brigitteschuster.com/swiss-cat-ladders

yowayb

I've personally found that the most comfortable human spaces incorporate layers of exposure as described in the article. I also find our cats' preferences to mirror ours (even when we're not around), with the added depth of how they fit into cabinets and other small spaces. I feel as tho our failure to architect for cats properly is more a symptom of laymen approaching architecture. Aside: on a much larger scale, I've found commercial construction often sucks at this (except at the high end) while haphazard diy builds often naturally incorporate this.

andai

> If cats are autistic, “what cat window box would Temple Grandin design?” There's a book called All Cats Are On The Autism Spectrum, and I was reminded of it while reading this post. (I found myself relating to the description of cat psychology.)

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