Haverstock

We are delighted to share that on Tuesday night, Hemel Crematorium was awarded the AJ Award for Community and Faith Project 2024!

The judges praised the project as an ‘An uplifting’ scheme which provides a ‘sense of tranquillity’ with ‘A continuity of language and robust materiality unites this project.’

‘The design makes what is a very difficult experience for everyone a bit more elevated,’

Embedded in the ‘exceptional’ landscaping, Hemel Crematorium provides a chapel for 140 people alongside space for congregation, crematory, administration, staff, and wider site memorial. The building’s geometric roof covers each of these functions, with its impressive timber frame, exposed internal, to lend warmth and character to the main chapel space.

We are thrilled by the recognition from the AJ Judges and are immensely proud of this project and the team involved in delivering it.

You can read more about Hemel Crematorium in Architects Journal and on our website – click the link in our bio to check it out!

Cover image by Simon Kennedy. Slide 2 + 3 are courtesy of the AJ Awards.

[Image Description: Image 1 An image of Hemel Crematorium looking to the sheltered portico , Image 2: The Haverstock team and Watford Council Representative at the AJ Awards. Left to Right; Luke, Claire, Tom, Anna, Joyce. Anna is holding the red circular winner’s plaque. Image 3: A group photo of all the winners of the 2024 AJ Awards holding their plaques. They stand onstage infront of the AJ Awards Logo. Haverstock Partner Tom is seen on the bottom right. ]