Chinese Wood Dog House

There is a pierced ridge up top, four tilted eaves and one very lucky occupant.

Here is a dog house from China, contemporary, built of elm wood. Its form takes after the pavilions of traditional Chinese gardens, where a sweeping roof and open latticework offered shade and a pleasant place to sit, purposes a dog can appreciate. Ribbed slats cover the roof, which rises to a raised, arched ridge with a cutout. Below it, crisscrossed sticks form zigzag lattices on either side of a wide entrance. A plain plinth finishes the base. Thirty-eight and three quarter inches high.

Few people in the household will be housed this thoughtfully.