{"id":3152,"date":"2025-09-23T16:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3152"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:46:42","slug":"hogerlucht-cemetery-farewell-space","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/sv\/portfolio\/hogerlucht-cemetery-farewell-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogerlucht Cemetery Farewell Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2004-2006 (competition winner)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Ronse, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This competition-winning design creates a universally accessible farewell space for the municipal cemetery of Hogerlucht. The circular concrete structure integrates memorial facilities within natural hillside topography, serving over 100 people whilst maintaining an intimate, contemplative atmosphere. The project addresses religious diversity through universal symbolism &#8211; circular form representing eternal cycles, water element suggesting transition, and natural light marking seasonal remembrance patterns. Though unexecuted due to municipal budget constraints, the design demonstrates an architectural approach to sacred space that transcends specific belief systems whilst respecting established cemetery traditions and landscape context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3153\" src=\"https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Circular concrete farewell space cemetery architecture Bart Demeestere architect artist Belgium 2006\" class=\"wp-image-3153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht1-300x225.jpg 300w, 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" data-id=\"3154\" src=\"https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht2-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"Integration farewell space architecture in Cemetery area Bart Demeestere memorial building concrete\" class=\"wp-image-3154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht2-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht2-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht2-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" data-id=\"3155\" src=\"https:\/\/barts-atelje.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Hogerlucht3-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"Architectural 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