Estudio Carme Pinós(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-27)
[EN] The crematorium building sits close to the chapel, right on the top of a hill and in such a way that from the cemetery the new building is not visible, yet from the building one can perceive the atmosphere and the ...
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-27)
[EN] Of all architectural typologies, a funeral parlor is one of the most difficult to design due to its profound symbolism. Death is represented in many ways by different cultures. In the Mexican tradition, death is not ...
David Chipperfield Architects(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-27)
[EN] Inagawa Cemetery is located on a steep site in the Hokusetsu Mountain Range of the Hyogo prefecture, approximately 40 kilometres north of Osaka. The cemetery is laid out across terraces and bisected by a monumental ...
OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-27)
[EN] The crematorium is an important public building. It has however an ambiguous relationship with self expression, torn between its own technical content and its ceremonial character. To overcome this we designed the ...
GENS(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-27)
[EN] The existing shop is a former dwelling which seems odd amongst the commercial area big boxes. The program of the operation is no less ambiguous, as it merges commercial and ritual purposes. A generic box wraps the ...