The blue stone pavement of the gallery, ceramic mosaics and the distinct palette of material finishes elude a welcoming and comfortable presence to visitors.

[3] Precast concrete panels engineered by Gutterridge Haskins & Davey,[4] were specially shaped into “wings” to form the external colonnades of the mausoleum to provide maximum lighting and exposure to prevailing winds.

The advantages of precast concrete panels also allow Harmer to experiment with different shapes, colours and finishes to produce an individual statement for each gallery in the mausoleum.

[5] The juxtaposition between the definitive monumental character of the adjacent neoclassical edifice and the irregularly aligned intersecting linear spaces that has no beginning nor end successfully creates a more comforting environment in which to grieve.

[6] The mausoleum was judged the national winner of the 2007 Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia Public Domain Awards based on its breakthrough in Australian cemetery architecture.