Kurume Ceremonial Hall

This is the flagship store of a funeral hall chain with over 220 locations nationwide, located south of Fukuoka City.

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  • Exterior: The monochrome color scheme and vertical lattice work give it a calm and sophisticated look.

    Exterior: The monochrome color scheme and vertical lattice work give it a calm and sophisticated look.

  • Entrance: The design, reminiscent of flowers adorning the ceiling, welcomes attendees.

    Entrance: The design, reminiscent of flowers adorning the ceiling, welcomes attendees.

  • Reception area: Two levels of indirect lighting create the illusion of a continuous mountain range.

    Reception area: Two levels of indirect lighting create the illusion of a continuous mountain range.

  • Waiting area: The contrast with the bright corridor creates a calming atmosphere.

    Waiting area: The contrast with the bright corridor creates a calming atmosphere.

  • Funeral entrance: The wave-shaped design on the ceiling evokes the flow of a river.

    Funeral entrance: The wave-shaped design on the ceiling evokes the flow of a river.

  • Funeral hall: A soft spatial design with simple color schemes and indirect lighting that highlight the altar.

    Funeral hall: A soft spatial design with simple color schemes and indirect lighting that highlight the altar.

  • Wake and memorial service room: Designed to match the funeral hall, this space can be used as a single integrated space by opening the sliding wall.

    Wake and memorial service room: Designed to match the funeral hall, this space can be used as a single integrated space by opening the sliding wall.

  • Family waiting room (Japanese-style room): A home-like space where you can spend your last moments with the deceased in peace.

    Family waiting room (Japanese-style room): A home-like space where you can spend your last moments with the deceased in peace.

  • Family waiting room (bedroom): Designed to resemble a hotel room so that guests can rest comfortably.

    Family waiting room (bedroom): Designed to resemble a hotel room so that guests can rest comfortably.

  • Kurume Ceremonial Hall
  • Entrance: The design, reminiscent of flowers adorning the ceiling, welcomes attendees.
  • Reception area: Two levels of indirect lighting create the illusion of a continuous mountain range.
  • Waiting area: The contrast with the bright corridor creates a calming atmosphere.
  • Funeral entrance: The wave-shaped design on the ceiling evokes the flow of a river.
  • Funeral hall: A soft spatial design with simple color schemes and indirect lighting that highlight the altar.
  • Wake and memorial service room: Designed to match the funeral hall, this space can be used as a single integrated space by opening the sliding wall.
  • Family waiting room (Japanese-style room): A home-like space where you can spend your last moments with the deceased in peace.
  • Family waiting room (bedroom): Designed to resemble a hotel room so that guests can rest comfortably.

Photo: TANAKA PHOTO OFFICE

About the Project

Overview A funeral hall with over 220 locations nationwide, primarily in Western Japan and Tohoku, based on the concept of "funerals that are meaningful to life."
As our flagship store south of Fukuoka City, this large-scale ceremony hall features two rooms each for funeral services, wakes, family waiting rooms, and priests' waiting rooms.
Issues/Themes This store will be positioned as the flagship store for the area south of Fukuoka City.
Converting a former supermarket building into a ceremony hall.
Space Solution/Realization Kurume, while having urban areas, also boasts magnificent natural beauty, including the Kurume azaleas, the Mino mountain range, and the Chikugo River. Therefore, as a ceremony hall representing Kurume, we adopted the concept of "a ceremony hall embraced by the nature of Kurume."
The story is "welcome by flowers, embraced by mountains, and sent off with the flow of the river," and the space was designed to take advantage of the high ceilings of the former supermarket.

Basic Information

Client Nippon Ceremony Co., Ltd.
Services Provided Design, Layout, Production, Construction
Project Leads at Tanseisha Design, Layout: Junpei Haraguchi
Production, Construction: Keiji Satake, Natsumi Gonoi
Project Management: Yoshitaka Shuto
Location Fukuoka Prefecture
Opening Date October 2020
Website https://www.tenreikaikan.com/fukuoka/kurume/kurume.html
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Junpei Haraguchi

Design, Layout

Junpei Haraguchi

While mainly working on the overall Environmental Design of large commercial complexes, he is also involved in a wide range of design fields, including specialty stores, ceremony halls, exhibition spaces, etc. He enhances the value of spaces with designs that emphasize dialogue and solving the problems his clients face.

Main Achievements

Beppu Kannawa Jigoku Onsen Museum, Sakuramachi Kumamoto, MARK IS Fukuoka Momochi, Kurume Tenrei Kaikan, Toyota Motor Kyushu PR Hall Theater Renovation, Ainz & Tulpe Shinjuku East Exit Store, Lazona Kawasaki Plaza Dining Selection, and others.

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