The main architectural intervention is a wooden structure that wraps around the building and forms a gentle mediator between inside and outside. This structure regulates sun, wind and privacy, simplifies circulation, and creates a clear ritual route from the building to the cremation area and cemetery. It gives the ensemble a new identity, enables multiple entrances, and forms a framework for a series of thematic gardens and outdoor ceremony spaces. Where building and garden meet, façades are opened to allow views, accessibility and a direct connection to nature. For the landscape design and indoor greenery, we collaborated closely with Madma Landscape Architecture from Rotterdam.

With this transformation, the crematorium becomes a place that speaks to people of different ages, backgrounds and cultures. The building supports the various moments of farewell and remembrance in a natural, intuitive way, offering space for reflection, togetherness and quiet presence. Architecture, landscape and ritual come together to create an environment that feels open, humane and deeply connected to life itself.