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The Islamic Cemetery | Islamischer Friedhof Altach
The Islamic Cemetery | Islamischer Friedhof Altach
Altach, Austria
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The Islamic Cemetery | Islamischer Friedhof Altach
Altach, Austria
Project Featured on Jun 16, 2016
Project of the Day on Jun 16, 2016
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2012
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
A central motif for the conceptual design of the cemetery was the interfaith idea of the “first garden.” The creation of a garden is the clear demarcation of a piece of land from the surrounding wilderness. In Altach, a delicate network of walls of varying heights frames the burial areas and the buildings. The “finger-shaped” burial areas embed the site in the pastoral landscape.
The required rooms (including a ritual washroom, a covered area for taking leave of the deceased and a small prayer room) were also designed using the wall motif. They flank the head of the burial areas in the form of a sixth “finger,” which encloses the south side of the facility. The cemetery is entered from here. The large opening in the sidewall segment at the head of the cemetery, whose ornamentation repeats the motif of the octagonal Islamic star using wood lathing, allows for the interplay of light and shade in the assembly area, where the bereaved take their leave of the deceased.
The aim of the design was to create open and clearly laid out grounds and buildings that are pragmatically integrated into the land form using minimal, but consciously chosen symbolism.
Azra Akšamija created the “Schindel-Mihrab” (“Shingle Mihrab”) for the kiblah wall in the prayer room. The kiblah wall marks the direction of prayers towards the Ka´bah in Mecca. In mosques, it is usually designed as a niche in the wall indicating the direction of Mecca (Arabic: mihrab). The title of the art installation refers to this. The “Schindel-Mihrab” creates a space that unites cultures through references to the different cultural backgrounds of the people praying.
The required rooms (including a ritual washroom, a covered area for taking leave of the deceased and a small prayer room) were also designed using the wall motif. They flank the head of the burial areas in the form of a sixth “finger,” which encloses the south side of the facility. The cemetery is entered from here. The large opening in the sidewall segment at the head of the cemetery, whose ornamentation repeats the motif of the octagonal Islamic star using wood lathing, allows for the interplay of light and shade in the assembly area, where the bereaved take their leave of the deceased.
The aim of the design was to create open and clearly laid out grounds and buildings that are pragmatically integrated into the land form using minimal, but consciously chosen symbolism.
Azra Akšamija created the “Schindel-Mihrab” (“Shingle Mihrab”) for the kiblah wall in the prayer room. The kiblah wall marks the direction of prayers towards the Ka´bah in Mecca. In mosques, it is usually designed as a niche in the wall indicating the direction of Mecca (Arabic: mihrab). The title of the art installation refers to this. The “Schindel-Mihrab” creates a space that unites cultures through references to the different cultural backgrounds of the people praying.
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