oslund.and.assoc.

Profile of oslund.and.assoc.

Business Name

oslund.and.assoc.

Location

United States

Services

Architecture

Website

http://www.oaala.com

At oslund.and.assoc., the idea of shaping a landscape entails not only providing a place for social, physical, and intellectual interaction, but it is also about sculpting open space into an artful form that acts as a breath within its given context. We feel that through design, there exists the possibility of discovery - a discovery that comes from gracefully combining an attuned observation of contextual considerations, cultural understandings and economic realities within a deliberate programmatic focus. This is the basis for all creative expression, and the cornerstone of our design philosophy.

Because our work and process tends toward non-traditional forms, it could be said that the creative expression present in places we create resonates more strongly with art than with the traditional ideologies of landscape architecture. But for us, there has never been a distinction. We consciously practice landscape architecture as an art form. The creation of simple, artistic and profoundly beautiful spaces is a very complex process. It is more than graphic patterns; rather, it's about creating simplicity through spatial means. This multi-faceted process entails making exterior rooms and defining place, engaging the idea of movement, of compression and release, proportion and scale, light and horizon. It's about the pure physicality of shaping the land to create engaging space. We are inspired by the possibilities and are motivated by the challenge of transforming indifferent space into simple places that will shape our collective memories and emotions.

Each project offers us a new opportunity to define "place." Our intent is to affect each place in expressing the values and impressions of what it inherently possesses and encouraging what it can become in the future."

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