Varde ljus
kyrkogården
The master thesis deals with three completely different
areas: the place, the light and the design, which all are
parts of the subject landscape architecture. The Place in
this paper is the graveyard, the Light is the artificial and
the Design is an illumination. The common denominator
is the graveyard at Galärvarvet in Stockholm, Galärvarvskyrkogården,
where the three parts meet in a clear and
outspoken need of new lighting.
The problem formulation is: Is it possible for a graveyard to
be looked upon and used as a park? How do the administrators
and the designers reason in this matter and what are the
consequences for example the illumination at a graveyard?
This is being investigated and discussed in general and
thereafter the thesis is specifically focussed on the needs
and solutions for the graveyard at Galärvarvet.
The thesis, which is mainly based on facts from litterature,
location studies and interviews, contains of pure
parts of fact, discussion parts, different types of analyses,
reflections of the author, illustrations and photos
from the graveyard at Galärvarvet and also a lighting
proposal for the graveyard and its close environment.
The purpose of this work is to show the connection
between the usage of the graveyard and its illumination.
All to simplify for the administrators, planners and
designers. Hopefully this thesis will be of use in the
deciscion making process for future lighting projects for
the graveyard administration in Stockholm as a basis for
their discussion and decision process for future lighting
projects.