Funeral parlor with the environment

Funeral parlor is the last place for bidding farewell. “How was the day which we said good-bye to him…” thinking about the old far-off memories. There are a lot of closed modern funeral parlor, in this one, the nature of Mt. Kannon-yama and the town of Takasaki beneath are engaged with the farewell scenes. To mourn for him who was living in Takasaki city. The attendants look down the familiar town, walk into the farewell room and beside the small garden, and then that moment to say good-bye comes. The ever-changing landscape with the season, weather and the time are layered with the memories of him, furthermore, it is deeply engraved on the mind of people. Because of, not in the urban place, but on the natural mountain, it is possible to engage the silent space of death and the environment with full of living things. As the last place of life, the funeral parlor stands close to beautiful landscape should be the form of architecture for funeral in the future.

Principal-in-charge : Fujino Takashi

Project team : Hatakeyama Gaku

Collaboration :San design office SNARK

Consultants : Hatori facility design office Environmental facilities design KYOWA HOSHO CONSULTANT

Design : 2012.03 - 2012.05