How can physical materials reflect the immateriality and ephemerality of life?

For this mausoleum, we treated materials in a way that makes the building appear insubstantial, testing the boundary between materiality and immateriality. Designed with parametric design principles, the form is optimized for lightness and proportion, while its modular elements emphasize repetition and rhythm.

The glass enclosure of the building is treated with a cloudy substrate that fades from opaque to transparent. The volume is lifted off the ground and accessed through a broken stone. Inside, a fragmented stone ceiling appears to float above the space, lending the mausoleum a sense of both weight and fragility—a reflection of life’s fleeting, yet grounded, nature.