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Reminiscence
Plato envisions death as the soul’s liberation, a passage to eternity through reincarnation; not an end, but a transformation. The loss of loved ones is life’s deepest sorrow, an absence that lingers in memory. Baubotanik architecture intertwines living trees with technical joinery, while tree burial pods cradle remains within biodegradable cocoons, blossoming into new life. As these trees take root, an exhibition of remembrance unfolds; a sacred grove where nature bridges the living and the departed, offering a poetic reflection on all that we lose and rediscover.
What hang upon the trees is lost, while the souls below are found
This image shows the passage leading to the pavilion. It displays objects that people have lost in their daily lives; items such as umbrellas, bags, purses, and more. These are the physical remnants left behind when souls depart.
Death is eternal, and thus, it imprints a permanent identity to the site.
This image shows a pavilion created through Baubotanik architecture, where living trees are intertwined with technical joinery to shape the structure. The trees grow from burial pods, transforming the site into a burial ground that also functions as a public space; though not a conventional one. Here, loved ones of the departed visit the pavilion to reconnect and reminisce. Over the years, the site lacked a definitive identity, but through the permanence of death, the burial ground bestows upon it a lasting sense of place.
Thus, embracing the art of losing, the land remembers
The pavilion symbolizes lost souls being found, their lives continued through the trees and the structure itself; celebrated through their close integration with the community.
Plan
Section- Shows the burial pods from which the trees originate and form this pavilion.
The lost soul lives on...
The lost soul lives on...
This hand-drawn sketch shows the concept of using burial tree pods and Baubotanik architecture to create a pavilion.