Where the Soul Sleeps Icyumba cy'Ibihumbi by Shunsuke Ohe

Where the Soul Sleeps Icyumba cy'Ibihumbi by Shunsuke Ohe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

BuronzeUbwubatsi· 2025

Where the Soul Sleeps Icyumba cy'Ibihumbi

by Shunsuke Ohe

Client: Shunsuke Ohe

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About Where the Soul Sleeps Icyumba cy'Ibihumbi

Icyumba cy'ibihumbi by'abakiriye gifite isano n'urusengero. Cyashushanyijwe kandi cyubatswe mu cyubahiro cy'imigenzo y'Abayapani, cyakoresheje imiterere n'ubuhanga gakondo by'Abayapani. Ikintu cya mbere ubona iyo winjiye mu nyubako ni urwibutso rw'ikimenyetso rufite imiterere y'ellipse n'ubuso buhindagurika bw'ibice bitatu. Rurasa urumuri ruturuka ku matara yihariye ashyizwe ku gisenge no hasi. Ikindi kintu gitangaje ni igisenge cy'ibiti gifite ibice byubatswe mu buryo bwihariye, gishizweho urumuri rutaziguye rutanga urumuri rwerekeza ku gisenge kuva ku mpande zose enye. Kandi kirimo ibintu bigezweho, bigatuma kiba imiterere ihuza ishaje n'ishya.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Where the Soul Sleeps Icyumba cy'Ibihumbi ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Where the Soul Sleeps Icyumba cy'Ibihumbi biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Where the Soul Sleeps Icyumba cy'Ibihumbi ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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 Roof tiles are originally made of clay and cement, but in this project they are made of resin, which makes them lighter and more durable.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.
Image Credits: Photograph : HIROSHI TANIGAWA by ToLoLo studio