Hall of Remembrance
DETAILS
- Completion: May 2011
- Size: 200sqm
- Location: Ilford, Essex
- Client: Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery
- Contractor: MS Builders (Main), Blakedown (Landscape), Eurban (Solid Timber), JC Heating (Solar)
- Consultants: Elliott Wood (Structural), Burr & Neve (QS/CDM)
- Photos: Robin Hayes
DESCRIPTION
The cemetery is very important in Muslim community as burials must be arranged without undue delay. The Hall of Remembrance is a single storey new build pavilion within the existing cemetery grounds and is centered around a landscaped courtyard offering a place for visitors to contemplate before & after the burial ceremony.
The Janazah building offers a spacious ceremony hall and wudhu facilities for visitors and staff of the cemetery with sheltered external circulation areas providing visitors with relief from the elements.
The implementation of a sedum green roof, extensive landscaping, solar thermal collectors and prefabricated timber construction technology all contribute to a reducing the impact of this new scheme on its immediate and wider environment.
