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Family Tomb by Pedro DiasJanuary 12th, 2011

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Thi s tomb for a fami ly on the moun tains ide in A rgan il , Portuga l, is by Portug uese architect Pedro Dias .

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The pre-fabricated tomb is clad in softened black gr anite an d finis hed on th e inside with stain less-steel panel s.

The rectangul ar volum e frames the surroundin g lan dscape, whil e a plin th in side supports coffins dur ing ceremonies and providesseating for contemplation at other times.




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A cru ciform aperture is cut i nto the roof.

Photographs are by Pedro Dia s .

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The following in forma tion i s from the arch itect:

Famil y Tomb in the Aor Moun tains, P ortug al

a tomb is a prison, but al so a monum entum ; that i s, an object which keeps th e memory or the recoll ection of an absent personali ve and onl y monum ents are architecture all other buil dings ar e simple constru ctions for ephemeral beings, technical orartisa nal products, not works cal lin g on techn ique: au thentic creations, visionary and in spired

Adolf Loos




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Concept: Sepulch ral Void

The concept behind this sm all , rather unu sual but chall engin g project was the creation of a simple, restrained and mini mal isticarchi tectural object that, apart from contain ing the basic program presented by the client (capacity for 8 coffin s), play ing in adigni fied way its role as a tribu te to the memory and integra ting i tself in th e cemetery, woul d interact directly with the im pressivesurr oundin g mountai n l andscape (without blocking its vi ew), by literal ly fram ing it, in order to use the moment of its qui et

contemplation as a transm ission vehicle for transcendental commu nicati on between the livi ng an d missi ng ones.

In the a pproach to this concept two specific moments of the tomb use wh ere taking into accoun t Duri ng the fu neral ceremony, h ow woul d this ri tual take place and how woul d a coffin be handled, in other words, how woul d the farewell take place? An d durin g asporadic vi sit of a fam il y m ember or a friend to the site, how to create the ideal conditions for a comfortable spiritu al recoll ection?




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The resul t was th e design in the in terior of the tomb of an open space, accessible to all , equipped with a bench, which serves both a ssuch as well as a surface for placing the coffin durin g the m entioned funeral ritual .




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Ultim ately, the creation of a contemplativ e spatial v oid, which ful fil ls th e emotional void caused by a feelin g of loss tha t can bebriefly transl ated into this abstract concept of Sepulchr al Void




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Inside, details li ke a cross cutted on th e ceiling and a flower deposit i ntegrated on th e bench reinforce the obvious sym bolic meani ng of thi s object.

Constru ctiv e Process

The idea behind th e constru ction of this tomb consis ted on th e full assembli ng of its pre-fab metal stru cture in a factory, formed by steel profiles, tubes and rods (as well a s all its stain less steel surfa ces), in order to assu re righ t from th e start a greater precision in itsexecution.




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Subsequentl y, thi s stru cture was put in to a truck, trans ported from the factory to the cemetery, and th en placed on si te by a cra ne (on aconcrete plinth bu il t in-situ).


Final ly, concrete was poured over thi s structu re (slabs and si de wall s) and the stone cladding was done.




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Project Techn ical Data / Credits

Nam e: Famil y Tomb in the Aor Moun tainsLocati on: Monte Fri o, Arg an il / Portuga lDesign : 2006Cons tru cti on: 2007 2009




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Cli ent: Famil ia DuarteSize: 12.9 m2

Tota l Cost: 12.000


Ar chi tecture: Pedro Dia s . ArquitectoEngin eerin g: DX2 Engenha ria, Lda




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Contr actor: Constr ues Casta nh eira & Fili pe, LdaStru ctur e / Metal Works: Madeljor Metal r gi ca Sara iv a Ri beiro, Lda


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