Toku'un-ji Temple Ossuary
The twenty-five-meter-long, exposed concrete volume seemingly floats above a concrete floor slab hovering 1.2 meters above a reflecting pool. … While the columbarium design may be appreciated for its geometric simplicity as a Modernist block, its ab- stract form with extended central beam could be interpreted as a modern palanquin. The Toku’un Temple Columbarium shares inspirational ideals of transforming traditional wooden beam structures. Excerpt from Ken Tadashi Oshima’s article in: SOS Brutalism: A Global Survey. Catalog DAM + Wüstenrot Foundation, Zurich (Park Books) 2017