Horoscope Ring

Horoscope Ring Children’s Park

Toyama Japan Association - 1992

Horoscope Ring Children's Park - Toyama Japan Association - Toyama, Japan - 1992 - Series of vegetated wall structures around the main plaza

At the request of the municipality, this restaurant, park and children’s playground is based on symbolic content related to the horoscope. The circular plaza, with its fragmented walls, inclining flow of vegetation and strategically placed stones, suggests a relationship between the surrounding mountains and the orbits of the planets. From a conceptual perspective, this park/plaza offers a contemporary version of the classical Japanese concept of inside/outside. It establishes a relationship between the contemplative inner space of the Oriental garden and outer space associated with the Zodiac.

Horoscope Ring Children's Park - Toyama Japan Association - Toyama, Japan - 1992 - Project model

Horoscope Ring Children's Park - Toyama Japan Association - Toyama, Japan - 1992 - Children playing in the plaza

Horoscope Ring Children's Park - Toyama Japan Association - Toyama, Japan - 1992 - Restaurant enclosed by vegetated walls

Horoscope Ring Children's Park - Toyama Japan Association - Toyama, Japan - 1992 - Children occupying inner corridor

Horoscope Ring Children's Park - Toyama Japan Association - Toyama, Japan - 1992 - Entry arch to the main plaza

Horoscope Ring Children's Park - Toyama Japan Association - Toyama, Japan - 1992 - Restaurant in the arcade

Horoscope Ring Children's Park - Toyama Japan Association - Toyama, Japan - 1992 - Night view of the arcade, park and plaza

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Horoscope Ring

Horoscope Ring Children’s Park

Toyama Japan Association - 1992