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In the United States create the first company in the world to turn human bodies into compost

American firm Olson Kundig Architects has unveiled a plan for the construction of a corpse recycling facility in Seattle, where human bodies will be composted and turned into soil. Writes about it DeZeen.

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The Seattle studio designed the 18 500 square feet center for Recompose, a company founded by Katrina Spade, as an alternative to cremation and burial. In 1719, Spade developed a proposal for a building concept.

The project, which is scheduled to be completed in 2021, is expected to be the first of its kind to offer human composting on a large scale.

According to company representatives, it will also be “the first institution in the world to provide a good option of what to do with the body after death.” The company identifies a number of ways in which human composting is more sustainable and environmentally friendly compared to other options.

It says that the process generates from a cubic yard of nutrient-rich soil from the human body, which can then be used to grow plants.

It also requires only one-eighth of the energy needed for cremation, and saves one metric ton of carbon dioxide per person. The process takes up less space compared to the burial of bodies.

Led by Olson Kundig’s leader Alan Maskin, who is also part of the Recompose team, the Seattle building project will include a patent pending Recompose process that involves placing bodies in a controlled, modular, and reusable vessel where they will be composted.

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“Everything, including bones and teeth, is recycled,” Recompo said. “That’s because the system creates the perfect environment for heat-loving microbes and beneficial bacteria to quickly break things down.”

“By controlling the ratio of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and moisture, the system creates the ideal environment for these creatures to thrive,” he added.

Visualization shows that the facility will have a large open space with an arched wooden ceiling dotted with skylights. The white walls passing on both sides will have hexagonal openings with round doors where corpses will decompose.

An outdoor venue will be used for after-death ceremonies, and chairs will be arranged in a circle to accommodate many people.

“The centerpiece of the new facility’s space is a modular system containing approximately 75 of these vessels, which are stacked and positioned to demarcate space for rituals and memorial ceremonies,” the company said.

Trees will be planted on tops of grassy hills that can be moved along concrete floors and form part of the greenery in the project.

“Nature is integrated into the building as well, with movable trees positioned throughout the main space, a living wall wrapping around the end of the property, and abundant landscaping along the structure's sloping entrance,” Recompose said.

The central room will be surrounded by similar "rooms" where corpses are composted. The pivoting wall of the door makes it easy to move the filled vessel to the designated space.

These rooms are lined with pale wood and have wooden slatted ceilings on the ceiling. Images show decor.

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The Recompose facility will be located in Seattle's SoDo area, that is, south of the city center, and is expected to open in the spring of 2021.

This follows a series of previously developed projects, including an egg-shaped tomb, a wicker coffin, and a cremation bin made from bioplastics.

Other structures that have already been built are the Exit Here funeral home and an eco-crematorium at a former power station in London.

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