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Where the Soul Sleeps کولمبیریم by Shunsuke Ohe

Where the Soul Sleeps کولمبیریم by Shunsuke Ohe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام in فنِ تعمیر، عمارت تے ڈھانچا ڈیزائن Competition Category.


کانسیفنِ تعمیر· 2025

Where the Soul Sleeps کولمبیریم

by Shunsuke Ohe

Client: Shunsuke Ohe

A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام Winner in فنِ تعمیر Category

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The Design

About Where the Soul Sleeps کولمبیریم

ہک مندر نال منسلک کولمبیریم۔ ایہ جاپانی روایتاں دا احترام کردے ہوئے ڈزائن تے تعمیر کیتا گیا، روایتی جاپانی ڈزائن تے تکنیکاں دی وراثت کوں برقرار رکھدے ہوئے۔ عمارت وچ داخل ہوندیاں سبھ توں پہلے تہاکوں بیضوی علامتی یادگار نظر آندی اے جیہڑی تن جہتی مڑی ہوئی سطح رکھدی اے۔ ایہ چھت تے فرش تے نصب شدہ سپاٹ لائٹس نال روشن ہوندی اے۔ ہک ہور خاصیت لکڑی دی خانہ دار چھت اے، جیہڑی بالواسطہ روشنی نال لیس اے تے چاراں پاسیاں توں چھت وَل روشنی خارج کردی اے۔ ایں وچ جدید عناصر وی شامل ہن، جیہڑے ایکوں پرانے تے نویں دے امتزاج والا ڈزائن بناندے ہن۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام

Where the Soul Sleeps کولمبیریم A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام دا جتݨ والا ہے، ڈاڈھی معزز پچھاݨ جیڑھی تخلیقی صلاحیت، اختراع تے ذہانت نال ممتاز بہترین ڈیزائناں کوں ݙتی ویندی ہے۔ کانسی دے جتݨ والے بھرپور مہارت والے تے نمایاں طور تے تخلیقی شاہکار ہن، جیڑھے اپݨے ڈیزائنراں دے وسیع تجربے، تخیل تے ہوشیاری دی تصدیق کریندے ہن۔ Where the Soul Sleeps کولمبیریم کنوں امید کیتی ویندی ہے جو او ہک بہوں قدر کیتی ہوئی، سراہی ہوئی تے پیاری چیز ہوسی، قابل ذکر حد تئیں پیشہ ورانہ تے جدت والی۔ ایہ ڈیزائن جنہاں A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام جتیا ہے، فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن تے ٹیکنالوجی وچ بہترین طریقے شامل کریندا ہے تے چھوٹیاں تفصیلاں ول دھیان ݙیوݨ کنوں شاندار ہے۔ Where the Soul Sleeps کولمبیریم ضرورتاں خوبصورتی نال پوریاں کریندا ہے، خواہشاں کوں چھوہندا ہے، جذبیاں کوں موہندا ہے تے تجسس کھچیندا ہے۔

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 Roof tiles are originally made of clay and cement, but in this project they are made of resin, which makes them lighter and more durable.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

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