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Echoes of the Void
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STATUS
Concept
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
Amidst the rising mist and the still waters of the lagoon, Echoes of the Void emerges — a sanctuary for the final journey, where architecture dissolves into the lush, volcanic landscape of Furnas, deep in the heart of the Azores island.
Set between the dense forest and the vast lake, this project offers a last refuge for those living with terminal illness. It is not a place of answers, but a place to hold questions, silences, gestures, and memories — with time, with calm, with meaning.
Inspired by the five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance — the design traces a gentle path through light and shadow, presence and absence. Thin, rhythmic planes cut through the terrain like quiet breaths, and form volumes that give shape to a spatial cadence where built form and void coexist in harmony. In the space between — the interstice — listening becomes architecture. Here, the void is not emptiness, but presence in its most delicate form.
The program weaves together spaces for connection and solitude, following the emotional state of those near the end. There are areas for gathering, talking, laughing, and remembering — and there are moments for introspection: a softly lit chapel, a quiet psychotherapy room, contemplative nooks overlooking the water. A thermal area invites the body to release and feel. The reception is not a point of departure, but a gesture of welcome — the first of many.
Echoes of the Void is not a hospital, nor a temple but architecture of transition. A place where endings may unfold gently, and where the void is not absence but a quiet, intentional presence. A landscape where time bends, and the echo of silence finds form, material, and compassion.
Set between the dense forest and the vast lake, this project offers a last refuge for those living with terminal illness. It is not a place of answers, but a place to hold questions, silences, gestures, and memories — with time, with calm, with meaning.
Inspired by the five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance — the design traces a gentle path through light and shadow, presence and absence. Thin, rhythmic planes cut through the terrain like quiet breaths, and form volumes that give shape to a spatial cadence where built form and void coexist in harmony. In the space between — the interstice — listening becomes architecture. Here, the void is not emptiness, but presence in its most delicate form.
The program weaves together spaces for connection and solitude, following the emotional state of those near the end. There are areas for gathering, talking, laughing, and remembering — and there are moments for introspection: a softly lit chapel, a quiet psychotherapy room, contemplative nooks overlooking the water. A thermal area invites the body to release and feel. The reception is not a point of departure, but a gesture of welcome — the first of many.
Echoes of the Void is not a hospital, nor a temple but architecture of transition. A place where endings may unfold gently, and where the void is not absence but a quiet, intentional presence. A landscape where time bends, and the echo of silence finds form, material, and compassion.
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