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kotaro horiuchi architecture has designed a funeral hall set along a busy street in nagoya, japan. the structure is made from reinforced concrete and consists of two blocks or ‘headstones’ positioned on top of one another, with a cantilevered second floor. the facade is composed of heavy stones and aluminum which has many holes in which light can filter through the building. these perforations in the exterior skin cast shadows during daylight within the interior, changing as time goes by.

kotaro horiuchi: funeral hall, nagoya

kotaro horiuchi: funeral hall, nagoyainterior

kotaro horiuchi: funeral hall, nagoya elevation plans

kotaro horiuchi: funeral hall, nagoyaelevation plans

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kotaro horiuchi: funeral hall, nagoya ground floor plan

kotaro horiuchi: funeral hall, nagoya second floor plan project info: architect : kotaro horiuchi / kotaro horiuchi architecture program : funeral hall location : nagoya, japan plot area : 1200 m2 built area : 600 m2 floors : 2 floors design period : 08.2008 – structure : reinforced concrete materials : exterior : aluminium interior : floor / resin epoxy wall / pierre composite ceiling / pierre composite