An exclusively design-build firm, Kurisu has been creating exceptional landscapes nationally and internationally since 1972. Our work is based on the conviction that nature heals, and that in today's world, communion with nature is more critical than ever to human wellbeing. Our Japanese-style healing gardens are designed with an intention for restoration on the deepest levels. We incorporate the ancient philosophies and techniques of Japanese garden design to reawaken the connection between people and nature - between ourselves and the larger, timeless cycles of change and regeneration.
Born in Hiroshima, Japan, Hoichi spent his childhood among rice fields and the wild landscapes of surrounding mountains. As a small child he witnessed the atomic bomb. In the aftermath of this event, the resilience of the Japanese people and nature's role in providing hope for the future, left a deep impression on Hoichi that would influence his life and work. Hoichi joined his father's small landscape maintenance business in the San Fernando Valley when he arrived in the United States for the first time in the mid 1960s.
Old friendships with deep roots. Dating back to 1912, the cherry trees of Washington, DC's Tidal basin represent friendship between Japan and the United States. In 2013, Kurisu was honored to create a small landscape for the 17th century lantern placed among these cherry trees. A project...
Nature-based therapy in the Healing Garden at Rosecrance, a substance-abuse rehabilitation facility for young adults in Rockford, Illinois. Kurisu designed garden elements, including this creek, with metaphor relevant to Rosecrance's 12-step programming in mind. “In the Rosecrance Griffin...
Say "NO" to windowless lunch rooms! Kurisu designed and built the Healing Garden at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital to benefit all hospital populations, including visitors and staff. Staff turnover can be a huge expense impacting hospitals' bottom lines. Providing a healthy, inspiring...
Call it slow-architectu re for slow living, deep sensing. Practiced for over a millennium, traditional Japanese woodworking does not require the use of screws, nails, or electric tools. Joinery is chiseled by hand for strength and beauty. Copper tiles are each individually hand shaped and secured....
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