Interior architecture
Closure
A chapel based on the desire to be alone and the opposite desire to be surrounded by the ones you love during the period of grief.
During a period of grief it can be difficult to talk about your feelings and your needs, especially when it come to close family and friends who want to help and be there for you.Â
Sometimes it can be hard to ask them to leave you alone. At other times you don't feel free to ask for their company.
This chapel gives the opportunity to be alone as well as the opportunity to be with your loved ones, without having to talk about you wanting to be alone or needing company.
Next to the communication part te chapel provides space to place urns, candles and pictures of loved ones.
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Concept
This a chapel is designed with a pivot door. The door can be used as means of communication. An open door for the moments you don't mind somebody else joining you. And a closed door for the moments you need some time and space just for you.
Corten steel
The design of the chapel is mostly open so that the trees surrounding it become part of the chapel it self. To reinforce this, the exterior of the chapel is made of Corten steel. The colour and look of this material fits with the surroundings, and therefore doesn't stand out.Â
Another major advantage of Corten steel is that it is corrosion resistant which ensures a long lifespan.
Peat stone
The location of the chapel is in the east of the Netherlands. The soil in this area is rich in peat. Back in the day, they made blocks from the peat and used it as fuel. To include some of the local history is the front of the chapel is made with stacked peat blocks. Â
Not only tells it something about the past of this area, it also has a positive influence on the biodiversity of the building and environment.
Shou Sugi Ban Larch
The interior of the chapel is made out of Shou Sugi Ban burned Larch, this is an ancient Japanese way of burning and extending the durability of certain sorts of wood.Â
The interior of the chapel is more in contrast with its surroundings, than the exterior. This along with floor, wall and ceiling use of the material of the chapel, ensures the feeling of a space even though one side is entirely open.