Buddha Park — Sanzeed Mirza

The brief

A park in Uttarakhand around a reclining Buddha, with a stupa, shrines and gardens — a landscape that must work as a place of calm for pilgrims and a day out for families.

The idea

A garden of gestures.

The park is laid out as one loop: from the gate past the shrines to the stupa, around the reclining Buddha and back to a fountain court ringed by sculpted hands in the mudras. The walk itself is the meditation; nothing is read, everything is passed.

Inside

Buddha Park — view 1 — **001**The pavilion roof planted as a hillside

Buddha Park — view 2 — **002**The fountain court from above, the Buddha resting beyond

Buddha Park — view 3 — **003**Under the pavilion: benches, lamps and shade

Buddha Park — view 4 — **004**The route turns toward the shrines

Buddha Park — view 5 — **005**The reclining Buddha against the green slope

Buddha Park — view 6 — **006**The golden Buddha among the stupas

Buddha Park — view 7 — **007**Shrines and stupas along the loop

Buddha Park — view 8 — **008**The Buddha at full scale, at the end of the walk

The walk

Water, stone and planting carry the route. The Buddha rests against a green hillside so it is seen first from a distance and only slowly at full scale; the fountain court gives the loop a place to pause.

What visitors do

Visitors complete the loop at their own pace and end at the water, facing the Buddha.

The film

TypeMuseums & Experience Centres

LocationUttarakhand

RoleConcept & creative direction

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