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Every columbarium and columbarium manufacturer is different. Which one you chose depends on your memorial garden needs (architecture, quality, support, etc.) as well as constraints (funds, schedule, environmental conditions, etc.).
On this website, you can learn about Architarium, about Architarium's full memorial garden service and, starting right on this page, about Architarium's state-of-the-art, highly engineered, stainless steel columbarium niches. Learn about specific types of features: design, materials and construction, convenience, security and cost savings. |
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| The Architarium Columbarium |
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Our columbarium wall insert serves as the foundation of all of our columbarium design. The insert is comprised of individual stainless steel niches joined by a frame which forms a preassembled section. |
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The columbaria are available as a wall insert, as a wall add-on, as a free standing granite structure and as ground niches. |
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The columbarium system is highly engineered to work in a wide range of architectural applications. |
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With a versatile frame, just about any columbarium design is possible: flat, convex, concave, serpentine, round, stepped, cruciform, etc. |
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The columbarium design has no size limitation. |
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The columbarium design has an option for a seamless expansion of niches at a future date.. |
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Columbarium niches can be installed as a group in a frame or individually. |
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Columbarium niches are self-contained – i.e. there are no common walls between niches. No niche will sustain damage as the result of damage to an adjacent niche. |
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Our standard niche size is 12x12x12 in. This is basically the minimum size to allow double inurnment with a choice of commercially available urns, given common urn shapes and sizes. We also manufacture other niche sizes. Learn how to choose the best columbarium niche size for your project. |
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Columbarium niches are available in custom sizes, ex. 12x12x16 in., 12x18x12 in., 8x8x12 in. If you need a custom size, please contact us. With a highly engineered system and an automated production line, we can probably accommodate your design or desired urn size. |
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The niche system can accommodate multiple sizes in the same section. |
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No exterior hardware or trim is required. However, both are available as columbarium design options. |
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| Materials and Construction |
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Print a summary of Architarium's columbarium features for quick reference. |
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Learn how a stainless steel compares to other common columbarium materials. |
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The columbarium is manufactured with Amada® robotics with a high degree of precision. |
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The niches, frame and hardware are 100% stainless steel. Stainless steel is extremely durable and highly resistant to the effects of the environment. |
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The face plates for the columbarium niches are made of durable materials. Architarium has traditionally offered stone, especially granite. |
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Now Architarium also offers milled 0.25 in. bronze face plates. |
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Face plates are mechanically attached. |
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The design of the columbarium niches and frame incorporates multiple moisture prevention and dissipation features. As one example, the interior niche door has a built-in niche seal. |
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Your memorial investment is protected by 40 year warranty and a business that was founded in 1926 with manufacturing and support 100% in the USA. |
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| Convenience |
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The columbarium niches are built to accommodate commercially available urns and allow families to have a choice. |
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The face plates snap on securely - in seconds. |
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The face plates are aligned in the factory and stay aligned at the memorial garden. |
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With individual face plates, only one niche is uncovered during an inurnment. |
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Individual face plates are lighter and easier to handle by your staff. |
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Extra face plates are provided for engraving rotation, mistakes or breakage. |
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Maintenance on the columbarium is minimal and requires basically a water hose. |
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| Security |
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Each niche secures its urns with two covers: an exterior face plate (stone or bronze) and an interior niche door (stainless steel). |
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Only one niche is uncovered with the removal of a face plate during an inurnment. |
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The exterior face place is attached with a hidden proprietary mechanism that is removed with a provided tool. No hardware is visible from the exterior. |
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The interior niche door is attached with tamper-resistant hardware for additional protection of cremated ashes. |
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| Cost Savings |
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The columbarium is precision manufactured with Amada® robotics to ensure accurate fit. |
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The columbarium uses current engineering practices and materials for durability. |
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The columbarium's niche and face plate materials minimize shipping costs, yet are still durable. |
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Installation requires no heavy equipment which costs money and can damage the surrounding environment at the cemetery. |
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State-of-the-art design and preassembled sections minimize labor costs. |
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All of the materials used for the columbarium niches are durable yet sufficiently lightweight to minimize shipping costs. |
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Pre-assembled sections and simple instructions reduce installation costs and allow a choice of installers: your organization, your contractor, or Architarium. |
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The engineered columbarium design allows for affordable de-installation and relocation to another memorial space, if needed. |
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The individual face plates on the columbarium niches allow engraving off-site and are less expensive to replace if one is damaged or incorrectly engraved. |
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