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 Sumiko Imai Concepts of Environmental Design

 Nature, person's heart and trinity of an artifact

I wish to explain so called Environmental Design, which I am engaging, and my concept about it,
I think I can summarize my Environmental Design by following five phrases

・Genuine ・Noble ・Roomy ・Idle ・Warm

 

In a single word, ''up graded''.  I love every genuine noble and authentic material. 
Also admit the efficiency of ''Usage of No-use''. Furthermore the room and play-mind

will be important to accept human sentiment. The above five phrases are my basic concepts when I engage my designing works.That means : I am always bear in mind the principle that the environmental design is to express total design by congregating above five concepts.

When I pursue some project,I always have the philosophy'' THREE MIND TO ONE WILL in ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (SANSHIN ICHII in japanese language)''.
which means to congregate three concepts to one will. .This philosophy accords to the rule in the cosmos.
(Sun, Earth, and Moon )and the rule in the nature (Heaven, Earth, and Human).

 

The words '' Sanshin Ichii '' means more concretely as combination of customer's  mind. stake holder's
thought and environmental design's idea and expression.The high-qualified creative work will be achieved only when those combinations is realized and work in that project. 

As conclusion, by establishing strong cooperative relation of Sunshin Ichii among unselfish minded environmental designer in the project, the unique original creative work can be achieved with Heavens Gracious.

The concepts of environmental design which I am pursuing can achieved best design by the joint
operations of three axes, that of distance, time and environment If one these three axes becomes unstable  others also become unstable too. So it is very important that all concerned parties should be bonded together by unselfish strong cooperative tie of sunshin Ichii”and carry on project.

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