Gardens with a Cemetary – Prague-Suchdol, Czech Rupublic
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Gardens with a Cemetary – Prague-Suchdol, Czech Rupublic
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© Pavel Kučera
Project Description
The design of the new cemetery is based on existing qualities of the area – treetops of an elderly chestnut alley, horizons of surrounding fields, existing cemetery wall, chapel of St. Wenceslas, and axis of a trail leading to the rocky lookout towards Goat ridges. We define the cemetery area through structures, principles, and materials; dividing the space by a grid of cemetery walls and paths enables the easy growth of the cemetery according to capacity needs in the future while maintaining the general concept. The landscape is regulated, yet leaving some areas less defined, aiming to integrate the cemetery gardens in the surrounding fields and meadows over time. By the entrance, a utility house for the cemetery keeper is designed, incorporating public bathrooms as well.
