Inage Ryouen Ossuarium, Templum by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada

Inage Ryouen Ossuarium, Templum by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Architectura Competition Category.

AesArchitectura· 2021

Inage Ryouen Ossuarium, Templum

by Eitaro Satake and Shinichiro Yamada

Client: Bishamondo

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Inage Ryouen Ossuarium, Templum

Inage Ryouen aedificium memoriale est, quod templum et ossuarium mechanicum prope Tokyo coniungit. Urbanizatio et mutationes structurarum familiarium inopiam sepulcrorum in urbibus creaverunt. Inage Ryouen huic necessitati respondet coemeterio interiore quod facile visitari potest. In coemeteriis mechanicis conventionalibus reliquiae in parvis nichiis servantur, hic autem reliquiae sub tumulo in hypogeo reponuntur, sicut in sepulcro traditionali. Lapis, lignum et charta in aedificatione adhibita sunt. Atrium, templum, cubiculum venerationis et hortus in tecto in tribus tabulatis disposita sunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Inage Ryouen Ossuarium, Templum victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Inage Ryouen Ossuarium, Templum rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Inage Ryouen Ossuarium, Templum necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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