Figure 7 Location of Mahaprasthanam

CASE STUDY: PLANNED SPACES FOR CREMATION

MAHAPRASTHANAM, HYDERABAD: D A STUDIOS

Figure 7 Location of Mahaprasthanam (Source: Google Earth)

The architectural style of utilitarian buildings such as the cemetery in India is not traditionally described. It forms the invisible part of the fabric from which it is made, which does not add to the aesthetic exploration of the changing viscosity of the city. It can be read singularly in this space. This concept is probably bare and necessary, it does not need to be formally printed with ideas, but it is handled with small, false solutions - not necessarily artistic or thoughtful. In such rare cases, designers are involved in the process. When talking about a planned burial ground in an urban setting, one should not forget to mention the Mahaprasthanam in Hyderabad. Under a commission from the Phoenix Foundation, the Design Architecture Studio modernized a neglected cemetery and cemetery in India. The design uses the existing 3.7-acre cemetery as its canvas, filling it with contemporary ritual arrangements and playful structures with metaphorical geometry and weaving generously interconnected spaces. DA Studios was hired by the Phoenix Foundation in collaboration with the local municipal corporation to create a 'state-of-the-art' space for Hindus to perform cremation ceremonies culturally and on occasion.