{"id":125831,"date":"2022-04-16T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/short-on-space-take-inspiration-from-japans-courtyard-gardens-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T17:21:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T10:21:14","slug":"short-on-space-take-inspiration-from-japans-courtyard-gardens-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/short-on-space-take-inspiration-from-japans-courtyard-gardens-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"Short on space? Take inspiration from Japan\u2019s courtyard gardens | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOverlooked side returns, tiny front yards and basement entrances can be transformed into peaceful, thoughtful spacesThe Japanese tsubo-niwa, or courtyard garden, became popular in the early Edo period (an era akin to our English Renaissance) of town planning. It was a little outdoor space \u2013 often not more than a corridor within the wings of a building \u2013 that became a hidden gem inside the home. A garden for looking on rather than being in, a place of contemplation. The best tsubo gardens are poised, breathtakingly beautiful spaces.The tsubo garden has strict rules about the layering of elements: water, plants, sky and stone, all influenced by the constraints of space: these are small gardens. Some of the most striking examples are reduced to the essentials: a single clump of bamboo, a water basin, a rock. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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