ATELIER BOW-WOW - Architecture For Dogs

Atelier Bow-Wow is a Tokyo-based firm founded in 1992 by Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kajiima. The practice has designed and built houses as well as public ... ARCHITECTUREFORLONG-BODIED-SHORT-LEGGEDDOG byATELIERBOW-WOWforDACHSHUNDSMOOTH SHARETHISWITH: Becauseoftheirshortlegs,it’shardfordachshundstomeettheirmasters’eyes.Alsobecauseoftheirshortlegs,it’shardforthemtogetuponchairs.Istherenogoodwaytogetclosertotheeyes?Stairs?Withthosetoo-longbodies,theymaythrowouttheirbacks.Howaboutsomethinglikeafoldedslope?Thisworks.Let’smakeitlongenoughsoapersoncanliedowntoo.Sunbathingwithyourdachshundontheverandaisgood.Theareaundertheslopeislikeaburrowforsmallanimals.Theycantrainthere,diggingdowntheretocatchtheirprey.Ifyouconnectseveral,theycangoanywhere,andformanyshape.Multiplestacksinanatriumspacemakearampforthedogstogoupstairs. ARCHITECT: ATELIERBOW-WOW AtelierBow-WowisaTokyo-basedfirmfoundedin1992byYoshiharuTsukamotoandMomoyoKajiima.ThepracticehasdesignedandbuilthousesaswellaspublicandcommercialbuildingsinTokyo,EuropeandtheUSA.Itsurbanresearchstudiesledtotheexperimentalproject“micro-public-space”,anewconceptofpublicspace,whichhasbeenexhibitedaroundtheworld. House&AtelierBow-Wow(2005)│BMWGuggenheimLab(2011)©TheSolomonR.GuggenheimFoundation│FourBoxesGallery(2009) SIZE W1630xD587xH490 DIFFICULTY DIFFICULT FAB.TIME 5DAYS archfordogs Weusecookiestoensurethatwegiveyouthebestexperienceonourwebsite.Ifyoucontinuetousethissitewewillassumethatyouarehappywithit.Ok