PROJECT 3: IMMORTAL MEMORY

Individual Work Type：Retrofit design

Time：2022.8-2022.10

Location：Beijing, China

Wan'an Cemetery, located in Haidian District, Beijing, is one of the earliest modern cemeteries in Beijing's history. The cemetery itself is rich in history and culture, but it does not give full play to its advantages. In addition, due to urban expansion, the cemetery originally located in the suburbs is located in the city center area, and the functions carried by the cemetery cannot meet the needs of its existing users. Therefore, through this design, I want to transform the cemetery into a dynamic place with functions such as mourning, rest and education based on the traditional Five Elements.

Tianshan Cemetery

The cemetery is located in the suburbs, mainly plain wasteland, with simple road traffic, and the cemetery service personnel are mainly people who come to worship.

Badaling Cemetery (1993)

Great Wall Chinese Memory Hall (1999)

Tianshou Cemetery (1997)

Foshan Cemetery (1988) Changan Yuan Cemetery (2000)

Tianshan Cemetery (1988)

Wanan Cemetery (1930)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery (1949)

Taizi Valley Cemetery

The cemetery is located in the city center with developed transportation and many types of land. The cemetery should serve both the mourners and the surrounding residents and students.

Problems

1. The cemetery has been built for a long time, and the urban expansion makes it unable to meet the needs of the current population.

2. The cemetery uses the "five elements" as the basis for the division of the tomb area, but it is superficial and fails to reflect its core.

Opportunities

1. We can use this platform to educate the public about the traditional Chinese Five Elements culture. expansion makes it unable to meet the needs of the current population.

2. The public can participate in the study of historical and cultural science through the cemetery.

3. The geographical position is superior, which can provide a good place for leisure and recreation for the surrounding residents.

He was the ninth-generation grandson of Emperor Yongzheng, and was also a famous contemporary Chinese calligrapher and painter, educator, and poet. 1912.7.26 — 2005.6.30

He is a Chinese astronomer and was awarded the national honorary title of "People's Scientist".

1945.2.19 — 2017.9.15

He is a well-known national table tennis player in China. He won the first table tennis men's singles world championship for China.

1937.8.10 — 1968.6.20

Cao Yu is an outstanding modern dramatist in China, known as "Oriental Shakespeare".

1910.9.24—1996.12.13

He is an internationally acclaimed author, historian and educator, and has brought Sanskrit studies to China. 1911.8.6 — 2009.7.11

He is a researcher of classical literature and the first person to study "Red Studies" in New China. He is also proficient in poetry and calligraphy.

1918.4.14 — 2012.5.31

Taizi Valley Cemetery (1988)

Tianci Cemetery (1999)

He was China's earliest Marxist, one of the early leaders and main founders of the Chinese Communist Party.

1889.10.29 — 1927.4.28

He is a modern Chinese essayist, poet, scholar and revolutionary fighter. 1898.11.22 — 1948.8.12

He was one of the most famous Peking Opera actors in China, one of the "Four Famous Dan" and the founder of "Mei Pai". 1894.10.22 — 1961.8.8

Wanan Cemetery

The cemetery is close to the city center and public places such as residential areas, schools, parks, hospitals, etc. The service population of the cemetery is more abundant, and the functional requirements of the cemetery are higher.