Where the Soul Sleeps Whare Pungarehu by Shunsuke Ohe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2025
Where the Soul Sleeps Whare Pungarehu
by Shunsuke Ohe
Client: Shunsuke Ohe
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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About Where the Soul Sleeps Whare Pungarehu
He whare pungarehu e piri ana ki tētahi whare karakia. I hoahoatia, i hangaia hoki mā te whakaute i ngā tikanga Hapanihi, mā te whakapiri i ngā hoahoa me ngā hangarau tuku iho o Hapani. Ko te mea tuatahi ka kitea e koe i tō urunga atu ki te whare ko te tohu whakamaumahara āwhiowhai me tōna mata kopikopiko toru-āhuahanga. E whakamāramatia ana e ngā rama whakamarama i whakatūria ki te tuanui me te papa. Ko tētahi atu tohu nui ko te tuanui rākau whakapaipai, kua whakaritea ki te whakamarama ā-taha e tuku rama ana ki te tuanui mai i ngā taha e whā. Kua whakauru anō hoki i ngā āhuatanga o nāianei, nō reira he hoahoa e whakakotahi ana i te tawhito me te hou.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Where the Soul Sleeps Whare Pungarehu te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Where the Soul Sleeps Whare Pungarehu he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Where the Soul Sleeps Whare Pungarehu i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Not only traditional construction methods and materials are used, but also modern ones are combined. Roof tiles are originally made of clay and cement, but in this project they are made of resin, which makes them lighter and more durable. This is a very important point in Japan, where earthquakes are common. I would also like to point out that fire resistance has also been improved. While reflecting traditional elements that have been passed down in Japan for a long time, the performance of the building itself has been greatly improved.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Site area : 295.90 sqm / Total floor area : 104.72 sqm / Category : Columbarium
- Tags
- Japanese-style architecture , Plaster , Coffered ceiling , monument , Storehouse-style building , LUSTYdesign , Shunsuke Ohe
- Production Technology
- Exterior finish // roof : Plastic roof tile / eaves : Stained Wood / Exterior walls : Plaster , Stained Wood / Floor : Porcelain tile , Natural Stone
Interior finish // Ceiling : cloth , Natural wood / Wall : cloth / Floor : Porcelain tile , carpet - Design Challenge
- It can be seen that the design was created with respect for traditional Japanese architectural styles and with sincerity to bring comfort to the hearts of the dead and visitors. It makes you realize that it is not enough for an architect to simply design a building in a self-centered and rational way; what is important is the feeling with which he designs it.
- Research
- The columbarium is a place where you can reunite with loved ones who have departed for the afterlife. Here, you can always reunite with your loved ones. The fantastical production inside the building makes you think so.
Perhaps you can communicate with the dead here.
Every aspect of the interior, including the ceiling height, finishing materials, colors and patterns, dimensions of each part, and lighting plan, has been carefully and meticulously designed. - Inspiration
- This project is the construction of a columbarium attached to a temple. The building is designed based on traditional Japanese architectural style, but with a modern essence. Respecting Japanese tradition, designs and techniques handed down since ancient times are used in even the smallest details inside and outside the building.
- Project Duration
- Project Duration : From August 2022 to December 2023
Project location : Osaka(Japan) - Operation Flow
- Although the design appears traditional at first glance, it also incorporates modern elements. When you enter the building, the first thing that catches your eye is the semi-elliptical monument. Spotlights shine from the ceiling and floor, creating a beautiful world with diffused light. It is as if a barrier separates the world of the living from the world of the dead. Visitors are soothed by the sight. The ceiling is a dynamic coffered ceiling, and indirect lighting is lit around it, gently illuminating the space with a high-quality feel.
- Patents
- Copyright© LUSTYdesign Inc. All Rights Reserved
- Image Credits
- Photograph : HIROSHI TANIGAWA by ToLoLo studio
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