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![The new type of cemetery is designed to address issues such as land scarcity, overcrowding and cultural conflicts surrounding death.]()
![Each deceased person can choose a unique memorial plant to be planted in the cemetery garden.]()
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![Comprehensive burial areas usually include multi-faith prayer rooms, service halls and sitting-out areas.]()
![The new cemetery extends beyond burial, functioning as part of the city’s green infrastructure and offering spaces for remembrance, social interaction, and public activity.]()
![The cemetery is designed to degrade sustainably, gradually eroding over time and integrating into the natural ecosystem.]()
Reborn in Memory
Project details
Programme
Cluster
RC16
Year
1
Historically, cemeteries have functioned as spatialised symbolic systems, reinforcing the politics of memory and aesthetic hierarchies embedded in anthropocentric logics. As urban expansion intensifies, cemetery overcrowding has emerged as a critical spatial challenge.
In response, this project uses Richmond Park as a pilot site and initiates a dual paradigm shift: Cognitively, by introducing the principle of alien thinking to destabilise human-centred assumptions; and spatially, by reimagining cemeteries as dynamic, self-regulating ecological metabolisms. Human remains are reframed as metabolic components within soil systems; burial grounds are reconstituted as ecological infrastructures of multi-species connectivity.
Students
- Chutian He Year 1
- Xi Li Year 1
- Yuchen Liu Year 1
- Xiaoxuan Yu Year 1
The new type of cemetery is designed to address issues such as land scarcity, overcrowding and cultural conflicts surrounding death.
The new type of cemetery is designed to address issues such as land scarcity, overcrowding and cultural conflicts surrounding death.
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Plants and Memorial
Personalised Plants
Each deceased person can choose a unique memorial plant to be planted in the cemetery garden.
3D Scanned Plants
3D Scanned Plants
The memorial bouquets are scanned and preserved in the tomb.
Augmented Reality Concept
Augmented Reality Concept
Augmented reality (AR) is introduced as a supplementary tool for personalised memorialisation, allowing visitors to engage with the site in ways beyond its physical form.
Augmented Reality Test Video
Augmented Reality Test Video
Virtual Reality Video
Virtual Reality Video
02
Materials and Assembly
Material Experiment
Material Experiment
Loofah bricks are used in the construction of garden cemeteries because they have breathability, ecological compatibility, stability and modularity.
03
Space and Function
Comprehensive Space
Comprehensive burial areas usually include multi-faith prayer rooms, service halls and sitting-out areas.
Cemetery Garden Masterplan
The new cemetery extends beyond burial, functioning as part of the city’s green infrastructure and offering spaces for remembrance, social interaction, and public activity.
04
Growth and Decay
Cemetery Greenway
Cemetery Greenway
Starting from the cemeteries, a radiating green network connects scattered ecological and memorial corridors, weaving them into a continuous public landscape system.
Natural Erosion Process
The cemetery is designed to degrade sustainably, gradually eroding over time and integrating into the natural ecosystem.
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