Cr emat or i um |Necessi t y Des i gnr eac t i on
The i nt r i c at e det ai l i ng of deat hr i t uals pac es i s bei ng abandoned i n moder n c r emat or i umsi nNepal .Thi s ,i nt ur n,i smak i ngpeopl eabandont her i t ual s ,whi c h,i na deeperunder s t andi ng,ar eal s oi mpor t anti ndampeni ngt heps y c hol ogi c ali mpac tof t hedeat hofl ov edones . L OCATI ON SI TEAREA BUI L TAREA
MAI GHAT ,J HAP A, NE P AL 20, 000S QM 6, 900S QM
CLI MATE S UBT ROPI CAL , HUMI D MAXTEMPERATURE 35° C ANNUALRAI NF ALL 365mm
RI VER Maik hol a|wes t
SI TEL OCATI ONMAP LEGEND 1 2 3 4 5
S I T E KANKAI RI VE R COMMUNI TYF ORE S T KANKAI DHAM E AS T WE S THI GHWAY
At hr ee s t ep des i gn r eac t i on t ot he r es ear c hf i ndi ngsdef i ne t he bas i cpl anni ng, ar c hi t ec t ur alc har ac t erandpr i mar ymat er i alandc i r c ul at i onf ort hec r emat or i um.
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1. Si mpl el i nearf or ms
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1
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RI VERI NE Communi t yf or es t|nor t h
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Di v er t edc analus edf orwat er boundr i t ual si nel ec t r i c al c r emat or i um
2. Phy s i c alappl i c at i onofal lf ournat ur alel ement s( Wat er Canel , F i r eF ur nac es , Ear t hMat er i al , Ai r Tunnel i ng)
NEPAL
Maighati sr i c h wi t ht he pr es enc e of hol y r i v er , t r anqui lf or es t ,r el i gi ous dham and ac c es s abl e hi ghwayar oundi t . The ex i s t i ng t r adi t i onal c r emat or i um,t empl esand t r ees on t he s i t e ar e i mpor t antent i t i es f ort he c ommuni t yar oundi t . E x i s t i ngc r ema t or i um f r om v a nt a gepoi nt
3. Unidi r ec t i onalc i r c ul at i onr out ef r om ent r yt oex i t
ROAD EW Hi ghway|s out h
For m andor i ent at i on Si nc eJ hapai si nhotandhumi dc l i mat e,i tr equi r esac ons t ant f l ow ofai rt oc oolt hel ands c apesi ngr oundl ev elandpr ov i de c r os sv ent i l at i oni nt heupperf l oor sr ooms . Thef or m wast obe or i ent edac c or di ngt ot hewi nddi r ec t i on.
REL I GI ON Kank aidham |eas t
E x i s t i ngt empl ei ns i de t hes i t e
Res ear c hf i ndi ngs
Av ul ner abl es oulhast obe gi v enat as t eofs i mpl i c i t yandel ement alex per i enc e t hr ought hedes i gn,i nauni di r ec t i onalj our ney ,f orps y c hol ogi c alheal i ngaf t ert he demi s eofanearone.Thec r emat or i um c ompl exal s ohast oc at ert oal lt hes t agesof r i t ual sf r om t heonesbef or edeat ht oaf t ert hedeat h. Hos pi c e Hope F ac i ngDham
Ser vi c es E ngage me nt F ac i ngRoad
Ghat Ri t ual F ac i ngRi v er
Cr emat or i um T r ans i t i on Cent r al
Kr i ya T r anqui l F ac i ngf or es t
Vi s i t or s ’ar ea Shar eduni t s Pr i v at euni t s Medi t at i on
Admi n Shops L i br ar y Publ i cc ent er
Wai t i nghal l Br amhanal Py r es SadhuKac hy a
Wai t i nghal l Br amhanal El ec t r i cPy r es Mor t uar y
F eas thal l Kr i y auni t s Hav anar ea Wai t i ng
Sunk enc our t y ar dout s i det heel ec t r i c alf ur nac ehal l sc ombi nest hef eelofgoi ng under gr oundt obur yt hedead( f orpeopl ewhous edt oper f or m bur i al )andt he f eelofc r emat i ngbes i desar i v erwi t ht hes mel lands oundoft hewat er wal l( f or peopl ewhous edt oper f or mt r adi t i onalc r emat i on)
Or i ent at i ondef i nedbywi nddi r ec t i on
Thei deat oc hannelt heai rf l ow eas i l yandef f ec i ent l yt hr ough t he s i t e wasi ns pi r ed f r om t he s t ac k i ng oft i mber si nt he t r adi t i onalpy r es .
Hor i z on T her i v eri nt hehor i z oni s f oc us ed a nd c el ebr a t ed t hr ough ev er y pos s i bl e ga psa ndopeni ngs
Canal T hec a na lnotonl ybr i ngs wa t eri nt ot hes i t e , buta l s o t her i t ua l sa nds ens er ye x per i enc ea s s oc i a t edwi t hi t
Hos pi c e I nt ouc hwi t ht r a nqui l wa t er a ndv i br a ntt empl e , hos pi c e c ent ers howsdea t h’ ss i l v er l i ni ng
St eps Pl a t f or mt os i tba c ka ndr emember t he e x per i enc es wi t hone ’ sl ov edones , whi l e l ook i nga tt her i v er
Wat erwal l S unk en c our t y a r d t ha t k eepst hes ounda nds mel l c l os e , ev eni nt heel ec t r i c a l c r ema t or i um
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MASTERPLANWI THGROUNDFL OOR 4500S QM
SECTI ONATA-A 13LVL+0500 L VL+0500
LEGEND ADMI NI S T RAT I ON CANT E E N S HOPS HOS PI CECE NT E R E L E CT RI CALCRE MAT ORI UM DONAT I ONCE NT E R MORT UARY KRI Y ABHAWAN L I BRARY WAI T I NGHAL L S T RADI T I ONALPYRE S ARAT I PL AT F ORM GRAVE I NF ORMALS HOPS P ARKI NG CANAL RI VE R E AS TWE S THI GHWAY KOT I HOMDHAM F ORE S T T E MPL E S
L VL±0000 L VL1000
EXI T
B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
FI RSTFL OORPLAN 8
LEGEND
3
1 2 3 4
L VL+0650
Dr opoff Br i ngi ngi nt hec or ps ei nent r y
L VL±0000
16 17
2
1500S QM
A
L VL2000 L VL±0000
CANT E E N L I BRARY KRI Y ABHAWAN HOS PI CECE NT E R
1
2
7
2
10
L OWERBASEMENTPLAN
11LVL1000
6
15LVL±0000
L VL +1150
4
9
450S QM
J our ney Wa l kofc ont empl a t i ont owa r dsc r ema t or i um i napa t ha mongl us hgr eent r ees
LEGEND
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1 F URNACES E RVI CEHAL L 2 S MOKEF I L T E RAT I ONPL ANT 3 S E RVI CEROOMS
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Choi c e S pl i tofpa t hsbet weenel ec t r i c a l a ndt r a di t i ona l c r ema t i on
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A
A
5 LVL+1150
1 1
3 12LVL+1200
21LVL±0000
Ri t ual Puj aa nda c t i v i t i esi npr es enc eofwa t eri nr i v era ndc a na l r es pec t i v el y
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21
2
1
2
3
1
L VL +1150 L VL±0000
A
PRI MARYENTRY L VL±0000
L VL +6000 L VL +7000
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Cr emat i on T r a di t i ona l orE l ec t r i c a l c r ema t i ona ndv i s ua l l yopenwa i t i nga r ea s
BASEMENTPLAN 450S QM
LEGEND
L VL +5000
1 F URNACEHAL L S 2 S UNKE NCOURTY ARD 3 WAT E RWAL L
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Kr i ya 12da y sofpos tc r ema t i onr i t ua l sf orent i r ef a mi l ywi t hs oc i a l enga gement