印度海德拉巴　 CR09印度教火葬場

在城市喧囂之中，設計團隊在一塊空曠土地上，拋棄傳統模板與鷹架施工方式，打造一處能供人釋放情緒、面對生命殞落的庇護所。在此，來者可屏除外界的干擾，彼此傾訴哀痛、在隱密中哀悼，並與逝去的親人與摯愛展開心靈談話。

Deep in the hustle of city noises, one need a space to relive, express and eventually walk the acceptance of loss. Despite the noises, and the clutter around, one is expected to find peace and quiet to void out, to engage with oneself, the lost-loved ones, memories and so on. A relatively empty pocket of land was allotted to dedicate to a possibly quite seclusion; as expected to be able to express one's sorrow and grief in privacy.

火葬區量體由數個平面交錯構成的，形成一道道門廊。象徵著亡者通往更高境界的拱廊，也讓生者在重溫記憶中療癒心靈、漸漸放下執念，並與失去共處。這座為「生命終禮」而建的量體，以混凝土與特殊結構刻畫人類相互依附的情懷，將面對死亡時的複雜情感具象化。牆體相接的角度兼具防護與支撐性，卻透著一絲脆弱，彷彿在提醒人們在面對傷痛與逆境時更需相互支持。火葬設施也以群體形式彼此相連，乍看之下宛如心臟的搏動，既呈現生命的激昂，也象徵家族與群體在失落中共同分擔哀痛。整體結構以中空鋼管為基礎，外覆以 EPS 夾層與鋼絲網，接著進行混凝土噴漿處理。以細鋼柱托起的量體營造出超脫感，象徵亡靈的昇華與超然。

A cluster of planes form portals of cremation pyres. To be able to engage the living, to help relive memories, to help move on, to let go, to accept death; the Vaikuntha Mahaprasthanam is a Hindu Crematorium that symbolizes a doorway, an archway, a passageway, a threshold of departure into the higher realms of life & living, of soul & self. This unique architecture of death has a presence in the human nature of reminiscing and the unique character of attaching oneself to another being; through memory, through matter and through meaning. Planes forming portals; the angled walls are protective and supportive, creating a passage for peaceful passing of the deceased. The crematorium's architecture appears fragile — like a grieving human in need of support. Yet only under such adverse conditions does an individual's strength surfaces, hence the structure is a cluster of forms giving strength to each other. This cluster of Hindu cremation pyres first recalls the beat of a heart — the rigour of life and living, then together as strength. A symbolic representation of a family shouldering the heavy, sorrowful burden of losing someone close. It is strong under adversities as the sub-structure is made of hollow steel pipes, E.P.S (expanded poly styrene) boards sandwiched in wire-mesh, then reinforced with extra steel and finish with shotcrete concrete. The levitated form on thin steel pipes conveys transcendence; a sense of reaching toward the higher being. Without conventional shuttering or scaffolding, the system allowed quicker construction, meeting the needs of an ever-growing metropolis.

主要建築師：D. K. 柴坦尼亞　A. V. 卡西拉朱

結構工程：克里希納．達薩里

施工單位：鳳凰基金會

建築面積：1000平方公尺

主要材料：膨脹聚苯乙烯（E.P.S）板．混凝土噴射成型

主要結構：鋼

座落位置：印度海得拉巴

影像：薩米爾．喬達

文字：I. S.普拉迪普希

採訪：張薰云

Principal Architects：D. K. Chaitanya．A. V. Kasi Raju

Structural Engineering：Krishna Dasari

Contractor：Phoenix Foundation

Building Area：1000 ㎡

Principal Materials：Expanded Poly Styrene (E.P.S) Panels．Concrete Shotcrete

Principal Structure：Steel

Location：Hyderabad, India

Photos：Sameer Chawda

Text：I. S. Pradeepthi

Interview：Hsun-Yun Chang