End spaces : cremation and the architectural meaning of death in Johannesburg

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dc.contributor.advisor Swart, Johan
dc.contributor.advisor Barker, A.A.J. (Arthur Adrian Johnson)
dc.contributor.postgraduate Rodokanakis, Alexey
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-14T09:49:57Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-14T09:49:57Z
dc.date.created 2023-05
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2022. en_US
dc.description.abstract The dissertation explored the spatial and architectural parameters that create meaningful interactions within ritual and sacred spaces, focussing on the Braamfontein Crematorium as a site primed for re-ritualisation and pragmatic retrofitting. Through a number of approaches, including Applied Hermeneutical Analysis, the types of interactions between ritual participants, objects and thresholds were deconstructed and a new programme for the crematorium site was developed which elaborated on the ritual of cremation by incorporating staged spaces for different ritual mourners and participants, such as a presentation room - designed to facilitate the first presentation of ashes to loved ones, as well as a new series of open-air columbaria which provided much needed additional interment space for the Braamfontein Cemetery site. This process re-ritualised a site that had begun to fall into a state of pure industrial function, despite its significant heritage and ritual value to the City of Johannesburg. en_US
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dc.description.degree MArch (Prof) en_US
dc.description.department Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.citation * en_US
dc.identifier.other A2023
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89479
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
dc.rights © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.subject Architectural Heritage en_US
dc.subject Cremation en_US
dc.subject Architectural Design en_US
dc.subject Applied Hermeneutics en_US
dc.subject Crematorium Design en_US
dc.subject Braamfontein en_US
dc.subject Johannesburg en_US
dc.subject Johannesburg Heritage en_US
dc.subject Meaning in Architecture en_US
dc.subject UCTD
dc.title End spaces : cremation and the architectural meaning of death in Johannesburg en_US
dc.type Mini Dissertation en_US


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