A Japanese Water Garden

“We don’t divide things simply into good and bad, right and wrong, right and left.
There is a vagueness, a sense of awe or space between things.
That’s how the universe itself is constructed. The entire universe is concentrated in a garden.
The garden allows us to contemplate nature. To become one part of nature."
A 14th Century Zen Buddhist Garderner Saying.

I. Pre-Construction
 

Fall 2003

Spring 2004

II. Early Construction Idea

(The form liner idea was quickly abandoned.)

II. Construction

“One should just sit quietly and look at a garden.
What you see depends on what you bring to it.” 14th Century Zen Buddhist Saying.

“ Paradise is where we live so we clean it and keep it beautiful…this is the most important principle.
That’s why we tend our gardens so carefully and treat them with such artistry.” A Zen Buddhist Monk.

III. Spring 2006

:We're Moving, Spring 2006::

Before: Spring 2003                                        After: Spring 2006

yIV. The Biological Filter (DIY)