TERRASSA CITY MORGUE

Project

The building is conceived as a white box placed somewhere between heaven and earth, as an optimistic image of death, seen as a journey and not as the end.
The slope of the ground means the administration area is accessed directly from the street. A courtyard with water separates the three main rooms: the vigil rooms, the cafeteria and the chapel.
The landscape is totally visible from the large glazed foyer, in contrast to the usual hermetic image of this sort of buildings.
From inside the imposing chapel there are views up to the sky.

Awards

• Chosen for the Second Architecture Exhibition of Vallés 2003
  

Bibliography

• Revista: ORIS Nº.40, Pàg.52
  
• Casabella 713.
  
• ARQ./A ANO III - nº 17 (1,3 Mb Pdf)
  
• architecti 61.
  
• architecture mediterranee 58.
  
• arquitectes barcelona 73.
  
• THE PHAIDON ATLAS OF CONTEMPORARY WORLD ARCHITECTURE.
  Tanatorio Municipal de Terrassa Jordi Badia (BAAS Architects) pag. 539
• MAGAZINE FOR ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE.
  pag. 52-63
• Revista: b-guided Nº.34
  Invierno 2008
  Pg. 48-51 Obra: Tanarori de Terrassa
  Pg. 52-53 Obra: Tanatori de León

Team

• Architecture
  Jordi Badia
• Services Engineer
  Consulting Lluis Duart SL.
• Structural Engineer
  Eduard Doce.
• Civil Engineer
  Francesc Belart.