Graduate Exhibition

‘Starlight Memorial’ is an architectural response to the lack of space in urban communities. The project proposes a new and unique commentary on how cemeteries as a traditional method of dealing with the bodies of the deceased is no longer a viable option for a sustainable future. Taking inspiration from Kusama’s ‘Infinity Mirror Rooms’, this project offers space for thousands of hanging motion sensor LED light urns, acting as a replacement for a connection to the physical body. Multi-leveled and partly submerged underground, the building integrates the use of public and private realms with biophilic methods, offering different forms of comfort and emotional connection to the deceased.