Abune Aregawi church
Urban burial park
City of the dead,  Land of the living | Cemetery design

 

Concept
In orthodox, the circular things on top of the church bell it is believed to ostriches' egg.
And ostrich protects her egg by hugging ..  so is the church protects the users / people.
By abstracting the elements I want emphasize as the  dead is being protected not left alone.

There are no open space around the site. So by incorporating the church's greenery for the residences as a park.

A solitary journey
Grief is a solitary journey, no one but you knows how great the hurt is. No one but you can know the gaping hole left in your life when someone you know has died. And no one but you can mourn the silence that was once filled with laughter and song. It is the nature of love and of death to touch every person in a totally
unique way. Comfort comes from knowing that people have made the same journey. And solace
comes from understanding how others have learned to sing again.