What is the nature of grief and mourning in a society that no longer shares a religious or philosophical view of death and what comes after? In the design of the Vratislavice cemetery extension, we sought a form that is appropriately dignified yet contains a glimmer of hope without relying on religious symbols. We call this approach "comforting architecture." The old cemetery above Vratislavice has been expanded with several elements to accommodate today's common funeral methods such as scattering or interment. A circular scattering meadow is complemented by a ceremonial table made from solid granite rock extracted from the slopes of the Jizera Mountains and a grove of memorial lanterns. The interment meadows are located in the rear part of the cemetery. Beneath a tall birch tree, we designed an intimate memorial place where people can bid farewell to their unborn child. The continuation of the paved path ends with a circular water feature reflecting the sky above us.

Expansion of the old cemetery in Vratislavice to include contemporary funeral methods, such as scattering or interment of ashes. A circular scattering meadow is complemented by a ceremonial table made from natural granite stone extracted from the slopes of the Jizera Mountains and a grove of memorial lanterns. Materials: Liberec granite - pavement, borders of the dispersal garden and the insertion meadows, ceremonial table and memorial to unborn children made of solid rock, Polished steel sheet - surface of the ceremonial table, Steel coated with hammer paint - memorial lanterns