Giving a new wind

Taking benefits of the abandoned place left by a former fortress, the aim of this project is to restore a former cemetery which is no longer sufficient for Lyon‘s needs. Since it is too small, the cemetery cannot meet the increasing demand and sensitivity of the inhabitants for sustainability in every aspect of their everyday life, including death. Using aquamation, this new crematorium is giving a new wind to the Loyasse cemetery by introducing state-of-the-art technologies thaht are not producing CO2 or any other kind of toxic wastes for the environment. Beyond this construction site, the project‘s wish is also to revitalize the link between the French metropole and its necropolis.