Where the Soul Sleeps Fale Teuina o Lefulefu by Shunsuke Ohe

Where the Soul Sleeps Fale Teuina o Lefulefu by Shunsuke Ohe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

ApamemeaFausaga Fale· 2025

Where the Soul Sleeps Fale Teuina o Lefulefu

by Shunsuke Ohe

Client: Shunsuke Ohe

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About Where the Soul Sleeps Fale Teuina o Lefulefu

O se fale teuina o lefulefu e fa'apipi'i i se malumalu. Na mamanuina ma fausia ma le fa'aaloalo i tu ma aga Iapani, ma fa'aauau ai mamanu ma tomai fa'aleaganu'u a Iapani. O le mea muamua e te va'aia pe a e ulufale atu i le fale o le fa'ailoga fa'atusa fa'aoval ma se mata fa'opi'opi'o tolu-itu. E fa'amalamalamaina e moli pupula o lo'o fa'apipi'iina i luga o le taualuga ma le fogāva'a. O le isi vaega iloga o le taualuga laupapa alagā Iapani, lea ua fa'apipi'iina ai malamalama fa'aliliu e malamalama atu i le taualuga mai itu uma e fa. Ua aofia ai fo'i elemene fa'aonaponei, ma avea ai ma se mamanu e tu'ufa'atasia le tuai ma le fou.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Where the Soul Sleeps Fale Teuina o Lefulefu, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Where the Soul Sleeps Fale Teuina o Lefulefu e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Where the Soul Sleeps Fale Teuina o Lefulefu e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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 Roof tiles are originally made of clay and cement, but in this project they are made of resin, which makes them lighter and more durable.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