What had to be borne in mind when dealing with Schmitthenner's unassuming cemetery building was that axial relation, symmetry, hipped roof and simplicity of form were the prime design criteria. The roof has the profile of a pyramid on a square ground plan, its sides about 15.60 metres long. The hip rafters are intermediately supported by a spatial framework system. The space framework rests on board laminated timber rocker columns with an octagonal cross section.