Sweco Architects：格罗夫纪念林是属于那些被遗忘的人的地方。它是一个寻求安慰、反思和缅怀逝去亲人的避难所，也是一个人们在失去朋友、父亲、姐妹甚至孩子之后，在困难时期寻求支持的庇护所。

Sweco Architects：A memorial grove is a place for those who were left behind. It is a refuge to visit in search for consolation, reflection and memory of beloved ones that passed away. It is an asylum for support in hard times after the loss of a friend, a dad, a sister, or even a child.

当哥德堡南部阿斯基姆的教区计划扩建他们的墓地时，他们决定将新的部分设计成一片纪念树林，而不是传统的棺材墓地。这座建于1879年的教堂坐落在一座山顶上，那里也有一座古老的墓地。这座山的北面有一个明显的边界，是由一堵大约5米高的花岗岩旧挡土墙形成的。基地是一个盆地的形状，地势较低的地方是以前没有利用起来的区域，曾经是一个带有小溪的浅峡谷，这里地面潮湿，长满了茂密的灌木丛。

When the parish in Askim, southern Gothenburg, planned to extend their burial grounds, it was decided that the new section should be designed as a memorial grove and not as a traditional coffin cemetery. The church from 1879 sits on top of a hill where also the old cemetery is laid out. The hill has a distinct border to the north formed by an old retaining wall in granite, about 5 meters high. At the lower level is an area which was formerly not specifically used. It has the shape of a basin and used to be a shallow ravine with a brook. The ground was moist and the area was filled with dense shrubbery.

在该项目中，植被都被清除了，根据地形做成了一个规则的碗状，就这样，一个具有新的潜在品质的基地出现了。沿着倾斜的山坡，引入了草地梯田，增强其形式特征，并为灰烬创造了平坦的地面，这些都被无声息的掩盖在草坪下。一个铺砌的座椅露台，座位朝南面向教堂，提供了与上层的视觉联系。露台的后墙上装饰着石灰岩石板，上面挂着已故者的姓名牌匾，这里也是蜡烛和鲜花的公社布景。“碗”的焦点是浅池塘，静止的水面倒映出天空。纪念林的部分地方种植了一簇簇树木，这些树木是根据季节变化而选择的，比如海棠树、樱桃树和秋色的槭树。场地被质朴的花岗岩墙壁环绕，营造出一种封闭感，这个安静的氛围增强了个人的反思意识，而在西部边缘，一座新的教区建筑也形成了一个空间限制。

一个纪念林的设计目标应该是创造一个足够吸引人、足够美丽的地方，以便在隐喻上充当生者和死者之间的一个交汇点。它应该是一个能和我们对话的天堂，可以让我们在这里回忆起那些我们怀念的人。它应该告诉我们，即使今天的生活很艰难，也有可能有一个更光明的未来。它最终意义并不是为死者准备的，而是为那些被遗忘的人提供了一个港湾。

The ambition for a memorial grove should be to create a place enough inviting and beautiful so that it metaphorically works as a meeting point between the living and the dead. It should be a haven which speaks to us and where we can recall memories of the ones we miss. A memorial grove is an important refuge in modern society. It should transmit to us that even if life is hard today, there is a possibility of a brighter future. It is a harbor not ultimately for the dead, but for those who were left behind.

▼平面图  Master Plan

项目名称：Askim Memorial Grove

地点：瑞典哥德堡

景观设计：Sweco Architects的Thorbjorn Andersson

设计团队：Staffan Sundstrom, Malin Unger, Charlotta Lofstedt, Tobias Phersson, Peter Erseus。

面积：3500平方米

开放时间：2017年

照片：Åke E:son Lindman

Project: Askim Memorial Grove

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Landscape architect: Thorbjörn Andersson with Sweco Architects

Design team: Staffan Sundström, Malin Unger, Charlotta Löfstedt, Tobias Phersson, Peter Erseus.

Area: 3500 sqm

Opening: 2017

Photos by Åke E:son Lindman