Temple Plaza and Old Tree Square: Paving, Banyan Trees, and Local Life

Design the open forecourt of a Taiwanese neighbourhood temple as a public square. Compose a broad level plaza in large granite slabs laid in a simple pattern, kept entirely clear at the centre for festivals, with the temple facade on one side and a mature banyan at one corner. Ring the tree with a stone bench where older residents sit through the afternoon. Set a row of low granite bollards along the street edge to keep scooters out without fencing the space. Leave the tree's root zone unpaved with a gravel surround. Show washing lines and low shophouses framing the other sides. Warm late afternoon light across the stone, eye-level view, 24mm lens, landscape architecture photography, ultra photorealistic