AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM 0086
LIFE POD
HALL OF NAMES A PLACE FOR MEMORY OF THE LOVED ONES RESTING WITH NATURE, TYING THE TRADITIONAL AND THE AVANT GARDE TOGETHER.
VOID REACTION TO A METANARRATIVE ....TO LIFE & TO DEATH....
HALL OF NAMES ECOSYSTEM
RECREATION
SUPPORTING PLANT & ANIMAL/INSECT LIFE THROUGH DEATH. PROVIDING A LIBERATING SPACE FOR THE LOVED ONES TO VISIT THE DECEASED, INTROSPECT AND REFLECT. TINY STEP TOWARDS RESTORING ORDER
BURIAL SPACE NATURAL LIFE PRAYER HALLS ECOSYSTEM BURIAL SPACE
RESTING WITH LIFE UNCONVENTIONAL BURIAL SPACES WITHIN THE DEEP FLOOR SLAB - FEEDING A TREE, MARKING A UNIFYING, FRUITFUL AFTERLIFE.
AUDITORIUM
CREMATION SPACE
BURIAL SPACE
ECOSYSTEM BURIAL SPACE RECREATION KNOWLEDGE CENTER
AUDITORIUM NESTLING BETWEEN NATURE AND PHENOMENON OF AFTERLIFE LIE ACTIVITIES WHICH TRY TO ALLIVIATE GRIEF AND BRING ONE CLOSER TO SPIRITUAL FREEDOM. COUNCELLING AND SEMINARS CAN HELP GRIEVING PEOPLE.
ARCHITECTURE must choose to REACT to social stimuli and aim at solving societal problems. It is accountable and responsible for improved ways of living. NEW YORK , similar to the rest of the world, will soon face a striking yet ignored repercussion of population the availability of Burial or Cremation grounds. With an ever increasing population , both locally and globally, cities face a peculiar shortage of burial space. Vertical growth for cemeteries and the like holds the key. Also, there are various hidden prospects which “AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM” explores. New York is the new center of the Western world, and also of the deep seated human hubris which objectifies all other forms of life on Earth. No other form of life seems to matter when it comes to expanding the horizons for human development. Exploring the solutions for these issues brings us to a junction where we must tackle multiple problems at once. One is the physical problem of space crunch and the other, more philosophical and theological.
LANDSCAPE BURIAL SPACE
A MULTI-FAITH, VERTICAL MAUSOLEUM, as a building aims to -
ECOSYSTEM
• Tackle the issue of urban sprawl by freeing up space and giving it back to the city. • Sustain ecosystems at multiple levels to underscore “All life on Earth is equal and symbiotic.”
VOID
URBAN ARTICULATION SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY, “AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM” HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SOLVE THE FUTURE BURIAL CRISIS WHILE GIVING THE CITY ITS LUNGS BACK.
CAPACITY AS PER SQM
6 TIMES MORE CAPACITY
DEATH FUELS LIFE
( EFFICIENCY CAN ME INCREASED )
CONVENTIONAL CEMETERIES
AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM
INFORMATION CENTER
• Solve the future crisis for lack of space for the dead
BURIAL/CREMATION - PENETRATED BY NATURAL LIGHT SERENE AND SURREAL CONVENTIONAL & PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONCEPTUALISING THE CONCRETE NATURE OF EXISTENCE - BEGINING IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY THE END, AND IT IS PERPETUALLY FUELED BY IT
250 PEOPLE / 900 SQM
1521 PEOPLE/900 sqm (Ground Coverage = 900sqm)
BUILT
1080 sqm
OPEN
3500 sqm
UNDERSTANDING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SUBJECT, A CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM WHICH IS ALSO THE ENGINE FOR THE ENTIRE ENSEMBLE SUPPORTS THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.
CATACOMBS
CATACOMBS BECOME A FINAL RESTING PLACE WHILE ALSO SERVING AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY.
CONVENTIONAL ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE
AFTERLIFE MAUSOLEUM
MEDITATION SPACE
600 sqm
OPEN TO BUILT RATIO FOR 1000 GRAVES
7:1
( 7sqm OF OPEN FOR EVERY 1sqm OF BUILT )
• Educate humanity about the fundamental similarity in all beliefs
SERVICES & ENERGY HARNESSING PLANT