#PavingDesign

The design utilizes a language of circles to settle the plan elements. A hardscape zone of black and white granite cobbles connects the mass of the architecture with a circular corner plaza of equal visual weight. Twenty-seven large granite boulders paired with Sabina chinensis define the edge of the circular plaza. The boulders also mask a temporary parking requirement by acting as curbstones. Shuhe Shuhe Shuhe Visually the composition of concentric radiations of the hardscape zone forge a strong connection with the compositions of the Zen rock gardens. At the same time, they create powerful centers and gathering spaces. The center of the parking plaza again reinforces the Zen tradition: an asymmetrical composition featurin... More