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New Funeral Centre | Hofman Dujardin

19:42 22 July in Architecture, Religion-Funeral
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07-22-2018:MODERNi: Contemporary funerals can be seen as a memorial of the life of the deceased. However, being less ceremonial than in the past, a clear sequence of moments characterises these meetings. The first moment is the gathering of friends and family, the actual ceremony of remembrance forms the second, followed by a third moment of social encounter. HofmanDujardin translates this in a series of three carefully shaped rooms around an epicentre: the place for the coffin...Read More!

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