Inage Ryouen Grêfkelder, Timpel by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada

Inage Ryouen Grêfkelder, Timpel by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Arsjitektuer, Gebou en Struktuerûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsArsjitektuer· 2021

Inage Ryouen Grêfkelder, Timpel

by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada

Client: Bishamondo

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Arsjitektuer Category

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The Design

About Inage Ryouen Grêfkelder, Timpel

Inage Ryouen is in betinkingsgebou tichtby Tokio dat in timpel en in meganyske grêfkelder kombinearret. Verstedelijking en feroarjende famyljestruktueren hawwe soarge foar in tekoart oan grêven yn stêden. Inage Ryouen jout in antwurd op dizze behoefte mei in yndoor begraafplak dat maklik te besykjen is. Yn konvinsjonele meganyske begraafplakken wurde de oerbliuwsels bewarre yn lytse nissen, wylst hjir de oerbliuwsels bewarre wurde yn de kelder ûnder in grêfstien, lykas by in tradisjonele grêf. Stien, hout en papier binne brûkt by de bou. In lounge, in timpel, in bidkeamer en in daktún binne oer trije ferdjippingen yndield.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Inage Ryouen Grêfkelder, Timpel is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Inage Ryouen Grêfkelder, Timpel wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Inage Ryouen Grêfkelder, Timpel foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

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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