Mustafa Rana
Thesis Title:
Overcoming the Liminality of Death.
Project Title:
Death, Grief and the Evolution of the Graveyard.
Location:
Phase VIII Qabristan
User Group:
Universal User, anyone and everyone who has experienced loss through death and is in mourning
Death is inevitable. Loss is perpetual. Pain is universal. During the course of one's life, we all experience a death we had been close to. A loss of a cog in a system that had the illusion of invincibility to it. A death is a momentary experience, with the presence being felt, fleeting away. Mourning then begins. Pain is channeled and tears are shed. Shared empathy of loss is human and understood despite the unsaid. This period is predefined, varying by religion and culture. There is an expectancy of the normal but in reality everything is far from it. What begins after mourning is grieving. As the experience of death is subjective, how one is affected by it and processes it also varies. Unlike mourning, grieving is internalized. Each person who has lost processes their grief uniquely. A commonality in every individual’s journey is the stages or frame of mind they would experience, not necessarily in an identical series. It is important to grieve and reflect on loss as unprocessed grief can have detrimental effects from damaging relationships to physical and mental diseases such as dementia and in extreme cases, cardiac arrest. Phenomenological in nature, grieving is difficult and near impossible to quantify or compare. Through my thesis, what I aim to achieve is a space which eases and compliments the process of one's grieving journey and to look beyond the constraints of society, culture and religion. A space that exists to serve when mourning stops and grieving starts.
Mustafa Rana
Architecture
Thesis Title:
Overcoming the Liminality of Death.
Project Title:
Death, Grief and the Evolution of the Graveyard.
Location:
Phase VIII Qabristan
User Group:
Universal User, anyone and everyone who has experienced loss through death and is in mourning
Death is inevitable. Loss is perpetual. Pain is universal. During the course of one's life, we all experience a death we had been close to. A loss of a cog in a system that had the illusion of invincibility to it. A death is a momentary experience, with the presence being felt, fleeting away. Mourning then begins. Pain is channeled and tears are shed. Shared empathy of loss is human and understood despite the unsaid. This period is predefined, varying by religion and culture. There is an expectancy of the normal but in reality everything is far from it. What begins after mourning is grieving. As the experience of death is subjective, how one is affected by it and processes it also varies. Unlike mourning, grieving is internalized. Each person who has lost processes their grief uniquely. A commonality in every individual’s journey is the stages or frame of mind they would experience, not necessarily in an identical series. It is important to grieve and reflect on loss as unprocessed grief can have detrimental effects from damaging relationships to physical and mental diseases such as dementia and in extreme cases, cardiac arrest. Phenomenological in nature, grieving is difficult and near impossible to quantify or compare. Through my thesis, what I aim to achieve is a space which eases and compliments the process of one's grieving journey and to look beyond the constraints of society, culture and religion. A space that exists to serve when mourning stops and grieving starts.
Framed view Orienting the visitors towards the pavilion of Pain.
Graveyard Oriented Reflection Space allowing for seclusion and solitude while keeping your connection to the graveyard intact.
Master Plan of the Facility.
Section AA” cutting through the pavilion of Pain and Entryway portal.
Section BB” cutting through the Communal Sitting Pods and Prayer Space.
Section CC’ cutting across the site longitudinally showing the subtle variation of levels through the site.
Fragmented Nature of the Pavilion of Pain inviting the users in to confront their pain.
Central plaza acting as a Communal gathering point and allowing Fluid access to the various programs of the facility.
View of the sitting pods allowing individual spaces of reflection in a public setting.
Axo showcasing the distribution of the program across the facility as well the connection to the graveyard.
Terraces of Alleviation, opening up to allow access to the beach.
