Chanjoong Kim, founder of the System Lab designed a vertical cemetery tower called “Columbarium - The Last House†that's 110 meters high and like a vascular system in the human body. It was created for the Biennale di Venezia 2006.
Implications - The vertical cemetery tower is remarkable because it will be made entirely from pre-fabricated steel components. Each modular component will serve as an ash container that will make use of finished titanium and solar panels. As a result, the giant tower will generate enough solar power to help provide a viable source of green energy to the city of Seoul while also potentially serving as a social gathering place for a wide variety of people.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Vertical Cemeteries
- The trend towards innovative funeral and burial solutions that take up less physical space is disrupting traditional cemetery practices.
- Modular Construction
- The trend of utilizing pre-fabricated components for large-scale construction projects like vertical cemeteries has the potential to revolutionize the building industry.
- Sustainable Urbanization
- The trend towards creating sustainable urban environments that make use of alternative energy sources is driving innovation in areas like green energy generation from vertical structures.
Where This Applies
- Funeral Services
- The funeral industry is ripe for disruptive innovation as alternative burial solutions like vertical cemeteries become more popular and mainstream.
- Construction
- As modular construction techniques become more sophisticated, they have the potential to transform the entire construction industry and make large-scale projects more cost-effective and efficient.
- Renewable Energy
- The growing demand for alternative energy sources is creating new opportunities for innovation in areas like green energy generation from vertical structures.
