Woodland House of Recomposition
Authors
Petersen, Nikolaj Slumstrup ; Bresson, Anna Sophie
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-05-23
Pages
184
Abstract
I dette kandidatspeciale af Anna Sophie Bresson og Nikolaj Slumstrup Petersen udvikles en bæredygtig bygning til en ny form for begravelsespraksis. Projektet, Woodland House of Recomposition, er et hus til rekomposition – kontrolleret, naturlig nedbrydning af døde kroppe – samt til ceremonier, sorg og minde. Huset er placeret i skovområdet ved Skovkirkegården i udkanten af Stockholm, i et historisk miljø i et land med mange sekulære borgere. Her tilbyder det en ny måde at tage afsked på i en arkitektur, der balancerer det kontroversielle med det traditionsbundne. Bygningen præsenteres som den første af sin art og tilbyder nedbrydning som et alternativ til kremation og begravelse. Specialet vurderer miljøpåvirkningen gennem en livscyklusvurdering (LCA) af nedbrydningsprocessen – en metode til at beregne miljøbelastning gennem hele forløbet – og viser, at denne form for interment kan være mere bæredygtig end de almindelige, ofte miljøbelastende metoder. Designet er holistisk med tre hovedfokus: bæredygtighed, design for døden og nedbrydning. Resultatet er en bygning, der både huser en bæredygtig interment og giver plads til at håndtere døden i rum som kapeller, en sørgesal, en mindehave og Life Room. Specialet sammentænker arkitektur, konstruktion, indeklima, nedbrydningsproces, ceremonier og ritualer i en samlet helhed: Woodland House of Recomposition.
This master’s thesis by Anna Sophie Bresson and Nikolaj Slumstrup Petersen develops a sustainable building for a new form of interment. The project, Woodland House of Recomposition, is a place for recomposition—controlled, natural decomposition of human remains—as well as for ceremonies, mourning, and remembrance. Located in the forest of the Woodland Cemetery on the outskirts of Stockholm, in a historic setting within a country with a large secular population, the design offers a new way of saying goodbye that balances controversial and traditional elements. Presented as the first building of its kind, it proposes decomposition as an alternative to cremation and burial. The thesis evaluates environmental impact through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the decomposition process—a method that measures impacts across the full life cycle—and shows that this option can be more sustainable than the common, often environmentally harmful practices. The approach is holistic, centered on three themes: sustainability, designing for death, and decomposition. The result is a building that supports a sustainable interment and provides spaces for coping with loss, including chapels, a mourning hall, a memorial garden, and the Life Room. The thesis integrates architecture, structure, indoor climate, the decomposition process, ceremonies, and rituals into a coherent whole: the Woodland House of Recomposition.
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