Abstract
The basic concept for this project was established at the "Investigative commission for the upgrading of Hakata Station Square" in March 2010 upon discussions between residents, the government, relevant business operators, and specialists that included the author. In order to fashion a harmonized and appealing Station Square, the method of "a public design based on systematization and characterization", a design founded on the diverse relations between elements that form the plaza, was employed. The Station Square was given a simple and easy-to-comprehend ordered design that harmonized facilities and fixtures such as entrance to the underground, bus stop, signs, lightings, with the station building and surrounding landscape. The Square's outdoor life stage such as pavement, greenery, and benches were given a characteristic style that expressed Hakata and Fukuoka.
