'small case study house' exhibition view
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © scott groller

atelier bow-wow, the tokyo architecture studio led by yoshiharu tsukamoto
and momoyo kajima explores the use and function of space within urban environments.
bow-wow developed the term 'pet architecture'—a style of small, ad hoc, multi-functional
structures that make the most of limited space, a phenomenon in densely developed cities
like tokyo that integrate need, improvisation and ingenuity.

in its first solo U.S. exhibition, atelier bow-wow shows three microstructures that
collectively offer a contemporary spin on the idea of minimal low-cost housing.
'small case study house' consists of  'BBQ coliseum', a circular structure directed toward
oil can barbeques, 'sunset house' and 'hammock house', all of which are built with salvaged
wood from deconstructed homes in los angeles.

'small case study house' is on view at the gallery at redcat in los angeles through
march 29, 2009.

http://www.bow-wow.jp
http://redcat.org


'hammock house'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © scott groller


'hammock house'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © steven a gunther


'BBQ coliseum'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © scott groller


'BBQ coliseum'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © scott groller


'BBQ coliseum'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © scott groller


'BBQ coliseum'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © steven a gunther


'small case study house' exhibition view
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © scott groller


'sunset house'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © scott groller


'sunset house'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © scott groller


'sunset house'
image courtesy redcat gallery
photo © steven a gunther