Put the trace down. The gloves on. And get your hands dirty. 

From now on we think in the 3-D world. 

We think by casting. 

And Casting in the way of everything. No time to think about the cast as a precious gift. Think of the cast as another sketch, cast little casts and actual ideas and eventually the project starts to form. 

And those ideas, they are a continuation from what we have previously learned. How can carving a book turn into a section of a building? And what if that section turns into a site plan. A way of carving into the earth so it still reads as linear. 

Or what happens if they flip. If this site plan becomes a ceiling plan. What if these lines determine the way that light enters the space. A goal of this space is to be a way of interacting with the families of the deceased. If light is what is going to make every person have a different experience then shouldn't there be a variation on the light?

The next question...How will this existing building still be an important part of the complex if I do not want to over power it. 

A solution for now. Carve into the site, but don't build an overpowering structure on top. Have a smaller lighter complex that does not hold the program as much as provide a different experience for people. 

Have this structure be a large decoration to the site. Have the ceiling relate to how deep into the ground you are. Not all architecture problems have to be solved by a building and in this case the earth is a solution that will match the concrete box it is next to but also complement the idea that the boxes holding these people deserve a holding place that can be decorated to be their own.