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STUDIO

THE STUDIO
a research studio for curating environments into places of contemplation

RESEARCH & MASTERPLANNING

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  • Researching the place as an evolving reality

  • Utilizing scholarly research methods and naturalistic inquiry for examination

  • Drawing upon specific cultural, historical, and social aspects of place for design elements

  • Informing and inspiring the landscape architecture and sculpture

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

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  • Integrating landscape and sculpture as one holistic design entity

  • Synthesizing, amalgamating, and fusing

  • Curating the landscape to strengthen the message of the sculpture 

  • Actualizing a sculpture that informs the surrounding landscape and environment 

INTEGRATED SCULPTURE

  • Curating places of contemplation

  • Visualizing and realizing sculptural environments to provoke calm

  • Inducing one to slow down and pause through the synthesis of landscape and art

President*s Design Award

President*s Design Award

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THE ARTIST

Dr. Colin K. Okashimo

As a sculptor, landscape architect, and master planner, Dr. Colin K. Okashimo is sought after by visionary developers. These clients understand the intangible value of curating authentic experiences of calm through the amalgamation of sculpture and designed environments.

 

By guiding his team of professionals, Okashimo creates site specific signature sculptures and environments that are inspired by the research of the place's culture, history, and society. He believes in listening to the quiet nuances of the site through the practice of meditation. This ensures that the spirit of the place is imbued into each curated environment.