WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN SAINT LOUISMICHELE FREDERICKS

HONOLULU, HAWAII

DEGREE PROJECT FALL 2009

The capsule hotel is an space saving affordable solution to temporary housing for travelers. These kinds of hotel have become greatly popular over the past few years.

The module is often referred to as being coffin like. These capsules being the most ephemeral place of rest uncannily resemble our most permanent resting place of a cemetery plot or coffin.

BREAKING THE MODULEHangin g coffins in Ec ho Vall ey , Sa gad a. Th es e coffins are carved by the elderly before they die . Th is ritua l invo lves push ing the bod ies into the tight spac es of the coffins, and often bon es are cracke d and broke n as the process is completed. After the deceased are put ins ide these coffins they are then brought to caves high in the cliffs where they jo in the coffins of other ancestors. The p eop le o f S agad a have bee n do ing this for ove r 2000 yea rs.

Hanging coffins in Echo V

alley, Sagada.

These coffins are carved by the elderly before they die. This ritual involves pushing the bodies into the tight spaces of the coffins, and often bones are cracked and broken as the process is com

pleted.A

fter the deceased are put inside these coffins they are then brought to caves high in the cliffs w

here they join the coffins of other ancestors. The people of S

agada have been doing this for over 20

00

years. .

Hanging coffins in Echo V

alley, Sagada.

These coffins are carved by the elderly before they die. This ritual involves pushing the bodies into the tight spaces of the coffins, and often bones are cracked and broken as the process is com

pleted.A

fter the deceased are put inside these coffins they are then brought to caves high in the cliffs w

here they join the coffins of other ancestors. The people of S

agada have been doing this for over 20

00

years. .

PUNCHBOWL CEMETERY

HILLSIDE SITE

DIAMOND HEAD STATE PARK

PROGRAM

CEMETERY:10,000 SQ FT

CHAPEL:1,500 SQ FT

HOTEL:10,000 SQ FT