The Museum of Flowers at Shizuoka International Horticultural Expo: Pacific Flora 2004
Project Name: The Museum of Flowers at Shizuoka International Horticultural Expo: Pacific Flora 2004
Location: Murakushicho, Hamamatsu Nishi-ku, Shizuoka
Size: 1.0 ha
Client: Prefecture of Shizuoka, Pacific Flora 2004 Foundation
Date: 1999 - 2003
Category: Events
Services Provided: Conceptual Design - Design Development
Landscape Architect: HEADS TOKYO
Planting Designer: Hiroshi Tamazaki, Shonan Green Service Co., Ltd.
Claude Monet ― Light and Colors of Impressionism
The Museum of Flowers was the exhibition garden of the international horticultural exposition Pacific Flora 2004. We reproduced Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France famous for the celebrated paintings Water Lilies. To reproduce the impression of light and colors that Monet captured, we carefully considered the position of light and shadow and the color combination of plants. We also paid attention to the composition of the whole garden to produce an atmosphere of a private garden. During the expo, this garden became one of the most popular exhibitions.