Mitaka Memoried Hall

"Funeral hall close to the community"
This is a funeral hall in Mitaka City, Tokyo by Memoried Co., Ltd., which develops life support services such as ceremonial occasions.

We were in charge of the entire project, from architecture to interiors, FF&E, sign design, layout and construction. It is a facility that performs a complete funeral service consisting of two halls, a purification hall, a mortuary room, a hot water bath room, a waiting room, and a coffin and parking space.

The concept of "a funerary hall that resonates with the city," "a mansion-like appearance using textured finishes," and "a space that continues from the outside to the inside" is designed to create a pleasant living environment with abundant greenery in the surrounding area. We designed a space structure that blends in with the surrounding environment by accepting the area, nature and light through the pilotis and openings, while providing a green area on the low floor. In addition, the space is connected from the piloti to the entrance on the first floor, and from the stairs to the foyer on the second floor, and by drawing light from the second floor into the first floor, we have created a structure in which the exterior space continues to the interior. The interiors and FF&E are based on the concept of "an organic space that concept design the precious time spent with the deceased".
At the same time, we aimed to create a funeral hall that is close to the community in both hardware and software, while complying with Mitaka City's regulations and local explanations.


[Social Issues/Customer Issues/Requests]
Since it will be a funeral hall in a residential area, consideration for the neighborhood was consistently required in both hardware and software.
Recently, it is rare to hold a wake and a funeral ceremony over two days, and one-day funerals and family funerals are the mainstream. There was a request for a space concept design that can accommodate a short time and a small number of people.


【solution】
As consideration for the neighborhood, the feeling of oppression has been reduced by setting back * from the road and providing a green space on a low-rise building. , concept design to blend in with the surrounding environment, which is a residential area.
The piloti on the first floor is a space that is softly separated by greening with wires and louvers to block the line of sight. By creating a space where you can feel the activities of the facility and feel free to enter during events, etc., we planned it as a facility that will be recognized and understood by local residents.
At the same time, we aimed to create a “funeral hall that is close to the community” in both hardware and software, while complying with Mitaka City regulations and local explanations.
As for the space concept design for a short time and a small number of people, we used an organic interiors and FF&E to create a calm and gentle space, so as not to create a space that emphasizes functionality and lacks warmth.

*: Setback is to secure a certain distance from the boundary line of the land and build a building.

<Our project members>
[Sales and Project Management] Hiroshige Sakimoto
[design, layout] NAU: Yoichi Kawakami, Norio Koito, Wataru Sugimoto, Akane Watanabe / Kei Matsuzawa
[Signature] Tomomi Ito
[Production and construction] Keita Ide, Ryota Sakurai