Thesis Book - Seeds of Hope

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CONCEPTPortland Japanese Garden’s new CulturalVillage is a modest, human-scaled set ofbuildings arranged around a courtyard plaza,whose fourth side is the existing, untouchedgardens from the 1960s. The project is a villagepositioned along a journey from the city to thetop of the hill, a form of modern monzenmachiwherein the pilgrimage pays homage to the spiritof nature.122Fig 79

Fig 80VISIONA trio of buildings clustered around acourtyard—extracts essential elementsof Japan’s traditional architecturewhile steering clear of tritequotations. Overall, importing a keensensitivity to nature and meticuloustreatment of materials.123

Fig 80

VISION

A trio of buildings clustered around a

courtyard—extracts essential elements

of Japan’s traditional architecture

while steering clear of trite

quotations. Overall, importing a keen

sensitivity to nature and meticulous

treatment of materials.

123

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