Banca de DEFESA: FERNANDA LORENA RABELO DE OLIVEIRA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : FERNANDA LORENA RABELO DE OLIVEIRA
DATE: 27/10/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

Grao crematory park: architectural design with emphasis on atmospheres

KEY WORDS:

Crematorium. Phenomenology. Atmospheres. Architectural-landscape design.

PAGES: 280
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUBÁREA: Projeto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo
SUMMARY:

This Master’s degree final project aims to conceive a crematorium-park with an emphasis on potential architectural atmospheres. In today’s scenario, crematoria emerge as an alternative to address environmental and land-use issues associated with conventional cemeteries, while also offering greater flexibility in response to cultural transformations surrounding death, dying, and mourning. The study draws on reflections about contemporary understandings of death and the evolution of cremation practices, with a particular focus on the Brazilian reality. It also discusses the foundations of phenomenology and its influence on architecture, seeking to understand how this philosophical perspective, whose existential intersections resonate directly with the theme, can inform the creation of funerary spaces. The critical examination of reference projects expands the repertoire and provides a more practice-oriented understanding. This was complemented by immersion in the intervention site, located in the Felipe Camarão neighborhood of Natal/RN, which enabled the identification of physical, environmental, and legal constraints. From this process, design dilemmas and objectives were defined with the intention of moving beyond a strictly functional outlook, incorporating symbolic dimensions capable of engaging diverse audiences. The proposal sought to balance tangible and intangible aspects, reconcile a variety of uses with the surrounding fabric, and respect the ritual-architectural path of the mourner. Thus, Grão, as it was named, presents in its final version the integration of natural and built settings, articulated through eight sectors distributed across the site: Psychology of Mourning, Reception, Administration, Cremation, Ceremony, Memory, Support, and Living, totaling 5,876.73 m² of constructed area. The layout emphasizes the permeability of the park, which envelops and connects the built volumes, making the landscape a structuring element of the experience. From a technical standpoint, the preliminary scheme adopts feasible structural solutions combined with materials of strong symbolic and sensorial value, such as cyclopean concrete in earthy tones, natural stone, and wood. Sustainable strategies include rainwater harvesting, green roofs, cross-ventilation, natural lighting, and the use of native species in the landscaping, fostering biodiversity and reinforcing local identity. As a result, the proposal offers a funerary facility integrated with a park, aligned with emerging demands and capable of encompassing all stages of the rite – from separation to transition and the incorporation of memory.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 3105236 - LUCIANA DE MEDEIROS
Interna - 1694892 - EDNA MOURA PINTO
Externa à Instituição - ALINE SILVA SANTOS