Columbarium complex at municipal cemetery of Radom
BDR Architekci- Typologies Cemetery Religious / Memorial
- Date 2023
- City Radom
- Country Poland
- Photographer Jakub Certowicz
The municipal cemetery of Radom dates back to 1957 and is currently among Poland's largest. It was to curb this necropolis's rapid expansion into surrounding woodland that a columbarium, with its more compact burial form, was built. Combining prefabricated concrete elements and stone claddings, the 2,000-niche facility breaks up into blocks varying in height, arranged around courtyards and a large central square. This creates more intimate spaces. Inside each chamber and along the corridors, light fixtures are embedded into the pavements, emphasizing the linearity of the routes.