This design proposal was for an existing covered courtyard space to serve the Marie Reed Community of Hope Health Clinic's Staff and Patients. The existing space was dark and uninviting. My design proposal was to use the shaded nature of the plaza to its benefit. What was seen as a dark, cold wasted area became the catalyst for a Japanese inspired zen and moss garden. At the time I was preparing to leave for my first trip to Japan and was excited about the new nature and landscape designs I would be exposed to. The calming textures and colors I saw of the traditional zen gardens I felt would fit well into this space and transform it. Interesting modern seating/planters from Landscape Forms were incorporated into the design as well as a newly created wood seating area. The newly created seating area would take advantage of the existing space taken up by the excessive stairway exiting the clinic. Custom metal planters, vibrant succulents and bamboo planting strips would create a visual anchor and screen privacy for the staff and patients.