Portland Japanese Garden Kengo Kuma

Designed by kengo kuma and mass produced by a japanese furniture company around a large wooden table that was handcrafted by george nakashima a japanese american woodworker.
Portland japanese garden kengo kuma. As one would expect the park s five exquisite landscapes echo the gardens of kyoto or kanazawa. Located within washington park in the west hills. Surrounded by majestic douglas firs oregon s portland japanese garden pjg is a piece of japan transplanted to the pacific northwest. The portland japanese garden is an urban project in oregon designed by kengo kuma.
Japanese architect kengo kuma has completed the expansion of the portland japanese garden a historic site that first opened to the public in 1967. Japanese architect kengo kuma has completed a new complex for an urban garden in portland oregon that features a central courtyard and buildings topped with pagoda style green roofs. Cultural crossing portland japanese garden portland oregon 2017 the design for kengo kuma s first public building in the u s. It features a central courtyard and buildings topped with pagoda style green roofs.
Will integrate with the steep hillside terrain maximizing views. Portland japanese garden by kengo kuma. Portland japanese garden s new cultural village is a modest human scaled set of buildings arranged around a courtyard plaza whose fourth side is the existing untouched gardens from the 1960s. The real surprise is its new cultural village created by the tokyo based architect kengo kuma that opened in april.
Since 1963 the number of guests visiting the portland japanese garden has grown from 30 000 visitors per year to almost 300 000. Kuma won the commission through an international competition the japanes garden is the offices first public commission in america. The portland japanese garden. He believes the study of place is essential to integrating a project with its surroundings.
These new facilities are a masterful blend of contemporary design and japanese tradition. Kuma won the portland japanese garden invitational competition by proposing a design that while executed with contemporary materials and the latest construction technology also builds on the principles of traditional. In 2007 the garden s board of trustees began to plan in earnest for the long needed expansion at the garden and launched an international design competition in 2010. Portland japanese garden introduces the star japanese architect s first public project in the united states.