The Evergreenhouse is a mausoleum designed for a small community, where human remains become the growing medium for a botanic garden.
Throughout history, structures have been conceived to memorialize the dead. These buildings reflect the philosophical or religious belief systems of the times, from the pyramids of Egypt to Boullee’s Cenotaph for Isaac Newton. Today the end of life brings new practical concerns. Our proposal is an alternative to ever-expanding cemeteries, unsustainable land use, and the pollutants of cremation; a new model for the interment of the dead and celebration of the living.
This project was first exhibited at Art Omi, NY, in the show Exit Architecture, January 2019.
Press: Architect Newspaper February 5, 2019 By Jonathan Hilburg
“Post-mortem architecture takes center stage at Art Omi’s EXIT exhibition”
As cemeteries reach capacity, the practice of setting aside a plot of land in perpetuity for a single grave is being questioned. Cremation, the most common alternative, requires enormous amounts of energy and releases toxins into the air. These concerns about environmental and sustainable land use require re-thinking how humanity deals with the deceased.
As cemeteries reach capacity, the practice of setting aside a plot of land in perpetuity for a single grave is being questioned. Cremation, the most common alternative, requires enormous amounts of energy and releases toxins into the air. These concerns about environmental and sustainable land use require re-thinking how humanity deals with the deceased.
As cemeteries reach capacity, the practice of setting aside a plot of land in perpetuity for a single grave is being questioned. Cremation, the most common alternative, requires enormous amounts of energy and releases toxins into the air. These concerns about environmental and sustainable land use require re-thinking how humanity deals with the deceased.
As cemeteries reach capacity, the practice of setting aside a plot of land in perpetuity for a single grave is being questioned. Cremation, the most common alternative, requires enormous amounts of energy and releases toxins into the air. These concerns about environmental and sustainable land use require re-thinking how humanity deals with the deceased.
1 / SQUARE: The square is the simplest representation of a 2-dimensional surface. The square is formed by two lines set apart by a second dimension
2 / CUBE: The cube is the simplest representation of a 3-dimensional object. A cube can be created by extending a square into the third dimension
3 / TESSERACT: A tesseract is created by extending a cube into the fourth dimension. While we cannot literally see a 4-dimensional space, we can infer its properties through geometric constructs composed of tesseracts based on the relations between the lines, planes and cubes
4 / OVERLAPPING TESSERACTS: Multiple tesseracts create complex geometries that evoke a sense of wonder and allude to infinite space and time.
1 / SQUARE: The square is the simplest representation of a 2-dimensional surface. The square is formed by two lines set apart by a second dimension
2 / CUBE: The cube is the simplest representation of a 3-dimensional object. A cube can be created by extending a square into the third dimension
3 / TESSERACT: A tesseract is created by extending a cube into the fourth dimension. While we cannot literally see a 4-dimensional space, we can infer its properties through geometric constructs composed of tesseracts based on the relations between the lines, planes and cubes
4 / OVERLAPPING TESSERACTS: Multiple tesseracts create complex geometries that evoke a sense of wonder and allude to infinite space and time.
1 / SQUARE: The square is the simplest representation of a 2-dimensional surface. The square is formed by two lines set apart by a second dimension
2 / CUBE: The cube is the simplest representation of a 3-dimensional object. A cube can be created by extending a square into the third dimension
3 / TESSERACT: A tesseract is created by extending a cube into the fourth dimension. While we cannot literally see a 4-dimensional space, we can infer its properties through geometric constructs composed of tesseracts based on the relations between the lines, planes and cubes
4 / OVERLAPPING TESSERACTS: Multiple tesseracts create complex geometries that evoke a sense of wonder and allude to infinite space and time.
1 / SQUARE: The square is the simplest representation of a 2-dimensional surface. The square is formed by two lines set apart by a second dimension
2 / CUBE: The cube is the simplest representation of a 3-dimensional object. A cube can be created by extending a square into the third dimension
3 / TESSERACT: A tesseract is created by extending a cube into the fourth dimension. While we cannot literally see a 4-dimensional space, we can infer its properties through geometric constructs composed of tesseracts based on the relations between the lines, planes and cubes
4 / OVERLAPPING TESSERACTS: Multiple tesseracts create complex geometries that evoke a sense of wonder and allude to infinite space and time.
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4/7/2019
NY Laser
The NY LASER program is a series of lectures and presentations on art, science, and technology-related projects founded by artist and writer Ellen K. Levy. BSC’s presentation of The Evergreenhouse facilitated a conversation around the project’s cultural aspirations and its grounding in emerging technologies on the subject of human interment.
1/12/2019
ART OMI
EXIT Architecture is a speculative look at designing for the afterlife in all its potential architectural and design forms. This exhibition presented a critical and speculative look at the present and future of this realm of design. Our entry, The Evergreenhouse, envisions a new model for the interment of the dead and celebration of the living through the creation of a crystalline mausoleum where human remains become the growing medium for a botanic garden. Scaled to contain a large tree, the gathering space for visitors and internment ceremonies sits above a subterranean vault accommodating the garden’s root systems and containers for the interred.
4/7/2019
NY Laser
The NY LASER program is a series of lectures and presentations on art, science, and technology-related projects founded by artist and writer Ellen K. Levy. BSC’s presentation of The Evergreenhouse facilitated a conversation around the project’s cultural aspirations and its grounding in emerging technologies on the subject of human interment.
4/7/2019
NY Laser
The NY LASER program is a series of lectures and presentations on art, science, and technology-related projects founded by artist and writer Ellen K. Levy. BSC’s presentation of The Evergreenhouse facilitated a conversation around the project’s cultural aspirations and its grounding in emerging technologies on the subject of human interment.
4/7/2019
NY Laser
The NY LASER program is a series of lectures and presentations on art, science, and technology-related projects founded by artist and writer Ellen K. Levy. BSC’s presentation of The Evergreenhouse facilitated a conversation around the project’s cultural aspirations and its grounding in emerging technologies on the subject of human interment.
1/12/2019
ART OMI
EXIT Architecture is a speculative look at designing for the afterlife in all its potential architectural and design forms. This exhibition presented a critical and speculative look at the present and future of this realm of design. Our entry, The Evergreenhouse, envisions a new model for the interment of the dead and celebration of the living through the creation of a crystalline mausoleum where human remains become the growing medium for a botanic garden. Scaled to contain a large tree, the gathering space for visitors and internment ceremonies sits above a subterranean vault accommodating the garden’s root systems and containers for the interred.
1/12/2019
ART OMI
EXIT Architecture is a speculative look at designing for the afterlife in all its potential architectural and design forms. This exhibition presented a critical and speculative look at the present and future of this realm of design. Our entry, The Evergreenhouse, envisions a new model for the interment of the dead and celebration of the living through the creation of a crystalline mausoleum where human remains become the growing medium for a botanic garden. Scaled to contain a large tree, the gathering space for visitors and internment ceremonies sits above a subterranean vault accommodating the garden’s root systems and containers for the interred.
1/12/2019
ART OMI
EXIT Architecture is a speculative look at designing for the afterlife in all its potential architectural and design forms. This exhibition presented a critical and speculative look at the present and future of this realm of design. Our entry, The Evergreenhouse, envisions a new model for the interment of the dead and celebration of the living through the creation of a crystalline mausoleum where human remains become the growing medium for a botanic garden. Scaled to contain a large tree, the gathering space for visitors and internment ceremonies sits above a subterranean vault accommodating the garden’s root systems and containers for the interred.
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