13 works of architecture designed just for dogs
Kenya Hara, the art director of Japanese retailer Muji, is behind Architecture for Dogs, which has solicited works from high-end designers and architects around the world meant for man’s best friend. They include Japan’s Hiroshi Naito, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and Munich-based Konstantin Grcic, winner of Design Miami’s designer of the year award in 2010. Here are 13 of their creations, designed to bridge the gap between architecture created for humans and what works better for Fido. Shown here is architect Haruka Misawa’s creation for the terrier.Hiroshi Yoda
Architect Konstantin Grcic for the toy poodleHiroshi Yoda
Architect Sou Fujimoto for the Boston terrierHiroshi Yoda
Architect Kazuyo Sejima for the bichon friseHiroshi Yoda
Architect Kengo Kuma for the pugHiroshi Yoda
Architect Shigeru Ban for the papillonHiroshi Yoda
Architect Hiroshi Naito for the spitzHiroshi Yoda
Torafu Architects for the Jack Russell terrierHiroshi Yoda
Architect Toyo Ito for the shibaHiroshi Yoda
Designer Kenya Hara for the teacup poodleHiroshi Yoda
Architects Atelier Bow-Wow for the dachshundHiroshi Yoda
MVRDV for the beagle
Architect Reiser and Umemoto for the chihuahuaHiroshi Yoda