DOME combines all the essential furnishings commonly found in these facilities, including: a bed with room for storage underneath, a lockable wardrobe, partitions, access to an outlet, and an optional fabric canopy to enclose the DOME for additional privacy and safety. Within the DOME module, there is room to stand, sit, move and place a medium-sized kennel that accommodates up to a 30-pound pet. The architects began working on the project after touring shelters as part of research for a city program called A Bridge Home, which is building new emergency housing throughout Los Angeles. The designers will help the city roll out some of those new shelters but realized through their research that there was also a need for new furniture that could be used anywhere.