The crematorium is located on a flat surface in a field by the forest. The mass concept of the design is a rather sensitive manner – it represents a shallow hill rising from the surface. The crematorium is designed with a metaphor of a burial mound covered with white linen. The volume of the building and its access spaces are separated by embankments of the surrounding landscape. The structure of the roof is reminiscent of a ritual blank that covers architectural volume and tailors it into the surrounding ground. The crematorium building is visible from a distant perspective and becomes the epicenter of the ritual. It calmly invites and releases those who arrive. It is a place of emotional discharge and a quiet transformation subordinate to the eternal time and the experience of eternity.
The project is located in the city of Gijón, just in front of the industrial harbour, enjoying great views on this and the city. The plot is in clinated towards the port, and is separated from the access road by a jump of about 4 meters high, which is perforated to cause the main entrance.
Architects: Ae Arquitectos (ALFREDO ESTEBANEZ GARCIA Y EDUARDO GARCIA DIAZ)
Project: De Jove Crematorium
Location: Gijón, Spain
Photography: Héctor Santos-Díez (Bisimages)
Collaborators: Tino Paredes Miguel Fernandez Schmitz De Estática-Ingeniería (Estructuras); Ricardo Librero (Paisajismo); Javier Moris, Pablo Menéndez, Jose Luis García De Adober, Luis Nevares De Nevares (Instalaciones); Juan Manuel Bode De Ebanistería Cano (Madera); Juan Carlos Rabanal De Lledó Iluminación; Francisco DeSevi (Metal)
After having completed the Rennes crematorium, Plan 01 has continued to discuss a project which involves the architect in the most sensitive and rich areas of the architectural process.
These are areas which help convey the ethical meaning of discipline.
The crematorium in Ringsted, Denmark is designed with respect and consideration for the cremation process. In most crematoria, the chapel area is the main focus, while the cremation itself is confined to a back-of-house, functional area. Instead, at this communal crematorium, family and loved ones may follow the coffin all the way through the cremation process.
The proposal for the new funeral home in Sant Joan Despí arise from understanding the intervention as the end of the urban ensemble formed by the Fontsanta park and the existing cemetery. Its location is based on the following criteria:
Article source: Architektu biuras G.Natkevicius ir partneriai
This is the first crematorium in Lithuania. The idea to build a crematorium was born in the interwar period, but at that time only furnace to reduce medical waste in Kaunas hospital was built. Increasing cremation traditions Lithunians use cremation services in Latvia and Poland. To make a path for the first crematorium in Lithuania wasn’t easy. Despite the big enthusiasm, the catholic mind and political hypocrisy, the lack and imperfections of environmental and other laws were overcome only in 2011. The owners of Kedainiai crematorium, doctor and environmentalist, showed the strength.
The architecture of this new crematorium seeks to meet both the functional and emotional needs of cremations. This involves creating spaces with dignity for relatives who choose to follow the deceased until the cremation. It also means creating spaces of dignity for the staff that confirms the importance of their work. The crematorium has a relatively high degree of transparency and visibility, to create a good workspace and to make the crematorium a reference for the people in the region.
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