Atelier Bow-Wow is a Japanese architecture firm founded in Tokyo in 1992 by Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima. Their architecture is characterised by a close connection to the urban environment and the needs of residents, often responding to small, dense urban configurations. They coined the term ‘pet architecture’ to describe buildings located on small, irregular plots of land in the interstices of the urban landscape, thus works symbolising a marked social and spatial awareness.

Atelier Bow-Wow often integrates aspects of the visual arts into its projects. Their architectural interventions are not only functional spaces, but also explorations of forms and materials, often based on experimental and conceptual approaches to design. This is reflected in their Architectural Behaviorology projects, which focuses on the behaviour of people, buildings and the environments. Architecture is thus viewed not just as a static object, but as a living, dynamic structure.

The studio has participated in numerous exhibitions and presentations, including the Venice Biennale, where they have created interactive installations that blur the boundaries between art and architecture, therefore foregrounding the relationship between people and their environment.