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

Interior exposed concrete walls have been painted white. The reflecting pool at present appears to be dry, depriving the interior space of fluid, reflective light.