Kokedama
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Project • By ViGa Arquitectos • Pavilions
Kokedama Infinito
The complexity of current problems requires redefining the role of the architect; it is essential to go from being creators of forms or objects to interpreters of an extraordinarily dynamic reality that demands fast, flexible solutions; but above all, solutions that integrate architecture and nature. Beyond actual trends, the design of the environment that surrounds us must share values and positively influence the people and species that occupy it.
Angela Vizcarra
Angela Vizcarra
Kokedama Infinito Pavilion is an ephemeral installation that was inspired by the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss ball and then hanging them on a thread. The Kokedama allows us to introduce a new way of growing vegetation in a predominantly arti... More
Project • By nomad.studio • Parks/Gardens
KOKEDAMA FOREST
Kokedama Forest is a 1,000 SQF miniature sculptural forest consisting of more than 1,200 forestry seedling kokedamas nested within an inverted dome carved out from a fragile and intricate metal network. Acting as a green amphitheater, the visitor is both a spectator and a protagonist which is simultaneously embraced by its peaceful parlance and invited to actively question her/his role at the center of that symbolic arena.
Guests are welcomed to enter the micro-woodland and be surrounded by the levitating kokedamas: hundreds of seedlings proudly displaying their intimate relationship with soil supported by a 7.5 feet high three-dimensional metal structure. This assemblage is woven with steel inviting the contradictory blend of streng... More