Inage Ryouen Ossuaire, temple by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada

Inage Ryouen Ossuaire, temple by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

BronzeArchitecture· 2021

Inage Ryouen Ossuaire, temple

by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada

Client: Bishamondo

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Architecture Category

9,465

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #107556

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Inage Ryouen Ossuaire, temple

Inage Ryouen est un édifice commémoratif qui associe un temple et un ossuaire mécanisé, aux abords de Tokyo. L'urbanisation et l'évolution des structures familiales ont engendré une pénurie de sépultures dans les villes. Inage Ryouen répond à ce besoin par un cimetière couvert, aisément accessible aux visiteurs. Dans les cimetières mécanisés conventionnels, les cendres sont conservées dans de petites niches ; ici, elles reposent en sous-sol, sous une pierre tombale, comme dans une sépulture traditionnelle. La pierre, le bois et le papier ont été mis en œuvre dans la construction. Un salon, un temple, une salle de recueillement et un jardin en toiture se répartissent sur trois niveaux.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Inage Ryouen Ossuaire, temple est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Inage Ryouen Ossuaire, temple est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Inage Ryouen Ossuaire, temple satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

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