Pōhaku Sculpture Garden.

From a conceptual standpoint, this sculpture garden centers around the artistic medium of the lavarock. The rock takes shape as sculptural planters, sitting walls, an outdoor courtyard ideal for a tea-set, and linear sculptural elements element.

From a development standpoint, the stones represent the intentional upcycling of on-site materials, thereby reducing material & labor costs and fundamentally expressing the very nature of the site. On what was initially a forested site, we took the extant & invasive Christmasberry tree, wood-chipping it into the vibrant groundcover to offset the sculptural stonework. In so doing, we once again expressed the very essence, history, and nature of the site. The organic Christmasberry mulch is a premium, fresh, locally-sourced landscape product that acts as

From an architectural standpoint, the engineering of site elements such as the dry-stack sitting wall highlight the beauty and elegance of traditions. The incorporation of dry-stack is paramount, as to dry-stack is to practice a local form of art & craft unique to here.

Lastly, from an artistic perspective, each element represents an inspiration from the land itself. Sculptural planter forms are inspired by the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, and the courtyard’s drystack form is inspired by stone the walls that run across these landscapes.