The Project, in addition to solving the required brief, pretends to give order to the existing buildings through a circulation system and external pedestrians paths, with terraces and walkways which begin from the same Access to the Cemetery Park Campos de Paz.

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Architects: Juan Felipe Uribe de Bedout, Mauricio Gaviria, Hector Mejía

Location: Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

Architect In Charge: Juan Felipe Uribe de Bedout, Mauricio Gaviria, Hector Mejía

Area: 3474.0 m2

Project Year: 1998

Photographs: Federico Cairoli

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From the architect. The Project, in addition to solving the required brief, pretends to give order to the existing buildings through a circulation system and external pedestrians paths, with terraces and walkways which begin from the same Access to the Cemetery Park Campos de Paz.
Site Plan

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The Project consists of two components, which are clearly identified: the Cremation Unit set in front of the existent chapel?s atrium, and the Ashes Temple, lineal building, which crosses the site longitudinally.

Ground Floor Plan

The building?s floor plan responds to the particular conditions: The Chapel and atrium?s geometry, the site?s edge with its marked topography and row of trees, and to the existing mourning chambers.

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The volumes assume a scul...