Example Student Program Poster

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER: MISAKI PARK
FROM KAWARAMACHI TO THE KAMOGAWA
Kyoto, Japan
3d Model and Renderings
Proposed Site
Oike-Dori
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Kyoto, Japan
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Project
Site
Takase
Canal
1 Out from pavilion
2 Toward Kawaramachi
Kawaramachoi-Dori
Project
Site
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4 Bird’s Eye
3 Stone Crossing
Kamogawa
Pontocho
Alley
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Kawaramachoi-Dori
Kamogawa
Vision
Site Plan & Elevation
10m
Shijo-Dori
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75
150m
Context
The original project site, a small urban park and parking lot, is
bounded by the Kamogawa River to the east and the Takase
Canal to the west. The Pontocho Alley, a historic commercial and
entertainment street, runs north/south through the site. The area
lacks open space and outdoor seating so social interaction is
limited to the narrow walkways of the streets and the Pontocho.
Concept: City to River
Our team proposes Misaki park - a dramatic expansion of the site
in order to link the bustling commercial corridor of Kawaramachi
Street to the picturesque Kamogawa River. Our park design
creates an artery of open, green space connecting the urban
environment to the serene, public corridor along the river while
celebrating local history and culture.
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Inspiration: Local History & Culture
A Torii Gates
These gates a rooted
in Japanese Shinto
tradition, and are used
to mark transitions from
the profane to the
sacred.
B Traditional Japanese Gardens
Materiality of Japanese gardens often
involves three primarily elements,
vegetation, water, and stone. Combined
with the plant palette and layered
planting design, the gardens at Katsura
detached palace typify this relationship.
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C River Crossing
Stone water
crossings, like this one
just upstream from
our project site are
fun abstractions of a
mountain stream.
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B
10m
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D Misaki Shrine
This Shinto shrine is over 500 years old and
has been relocated many times in its history.
It is currently in a back alley within our
proposed project area. Since it honors civil
engineering and public works, it is the natural
centerpiece and namesake of our park.
Gebhardt, Green, & Grogan
Professor Ron Lovinger
Summer 2012
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank to Ron Lovinger, Satoko Motouji, Daisuke Yoshimura,
and Nadia Kasko for their continued inspiration, critique, and support.