Inage Ryouen Gravkammer, Tempel by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada

Inage Ryouen Gravkammer, Tempel by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Bronze in Arkitektur-, Bygnings- og Konstruktionsdesign Competition Category.

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Inage Ryouen Gravkammer, Tempel

by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada

Client: Bishamondo

A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About Inage Ryouen Gravkammer, Tempel

Inage Ryouen er en mindebygning, der kombinerer et tempel og et mekanisk gravkammer i nærheden af Tokyo. Urbanisering og ændrede familiestrukturer har skabt mangel på gravsteder i byerne. Inage Ryouen imødekommer dette behov med en indendørs kirkegård, som er let at besøge. I konventionelle mekaniske kirkegårde opbevares de afdødes rester i små nicher, mens de her opbevares i kælderen under en gravsten, som ved en traditionel grav. Sten, træ og papir er anvendt i konstruktionen. En lounge, et tempel, et andagtsrum og en taghave er fordelt på tre etager.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronze

Inage Ryouen Gravkammer, Tempel er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Inage Ryouen Gravkammer, Tempel forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Inage Ryouen Gravkammer, Tempel tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Inage ryouen is the first grave-type mechanical ossuary in Japan and it is a memorial architecture for bereaved families to conduct the funeral ceremony and pay their respect.
Change in lifestyle and urbanization creates a need for a change from a traditional local graveyard to an easy access urban ossuary.
Inage ryouen is a solution to the urban grave shortage, and memorial halls that are easy to visit. It has been designed so that it does not feel like a machine, and this indoor cemetery is as close as possible to a traditional grave site.
Dimensions & Packaging: It is located around Tokyo, 1440 square meters in area, 2740 square meters in floor space, 3 stories above the steel frame. The garden and the ossuary are arranged on the roof, the second floor is a temple and the first floor is a lounge.
Lounge, Temple, Rooftop Garden and Worship Room with distinct functions on each floor for stress-free funerals and memorial services.
Tags: temple,columbarium, ossuary, memorial hall, Inage, Inage ryouen, STAR, Japan
Production Technology: Conventional mechanical cemeteries have a small niche/ locker columbarium, whereas here the remains are stored under the tombstone. We developed a new system with Toyota L&F that allows us to secure storage space in the basement, just like traditional graves.
Natural materials such as stone, wood, and paper were used for the construction, architectural and interior design such as furniture, signage, gravestone materials, and also transport systems.
Inspiration: In Japan, with the aging of baby boomers, the number of deaths has doubled from 1980 to 2020, and has exceeded 1.3 million.
Also, due to the low birthrate and aging population, urbanization, and change in family structure, there is a growing need for a solution to the shortage of graves in urban areas and memorial halls that are easy to visit and respect individuality.
Project Duration: Project completed in 15/03/2018
Project Location: 3-7-5 Inage Higashi, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan
Operation Flow: Conventional mechanical cemeteries have a small niche/ locker columbarium, whereas here the remains are stored under the tombstone. We developed a new system with Toyota L&F that allows us to secure storage space in the basement, just like traditional graves.
A solution to the shortage of graves in urban area, and memorial halls that are easy to visit and respect individuality, located near the Tokyo Metropolitan city.
Team Members: Shinichiro Yamada and Eitaro Satake
Image Credits: Photographer Kai Nakamura, 2018