Spirit and skills of Japanese garden expressed in a building interior at the Kyoto Station square underground shopping center, Porta

Abstract

While opportunities to create pure Japanese gardens are decreasing, there are more chances to create spaces that utilize Japanese garden elements in places such as villas, hotels, and commercial facilities. Our company recently received a request to create a Japanese garden-based space in a commercial space integrated with Kyoto Station, which may be called the entryway into Kyoto. We were involved in the planning, design, and stone flooring construction for this project. Here we report on the “spirit and skills” used in this work.