CN10 architects adds concrete and marble pavilion to a cemetery in northern italy
crafted from white concrete and zandobbio marble, the architecture seeks to explore the themes of memory, and the complex relationship between life and death.
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CN10 architects has added a concrete and marble pavilion to a cemetery in the north of italy. located in dalmine, a municipality with 25,000 inhabitants, the project provides 500 additional mausoleum drawers for the ossuaries and urns of the community’s deceased. the scheme comprises three identical blocks, which are comparable in size to the site’s adjacent chapels.
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crafted from white concrete and zandobbio marble, the architecture seeks to explore the themes of memory, and the complex relationship between life and death. CN10 architects’ design allows visitors to enter inside a secluded and protected space, which offers a very different atmosphere in comparison to the more open and exposed cemetery setting.
the project provides 500 additional mausoleum drawers
internally, the pavilion comprises two sections: a grid of marble mausoleum niches, and a curved section of concrete above. the enclosed space opens at its peak to provide unobstructed views of the sky. while this void allows sun and rain to enter the pavilion, the geometry of the scheme protects the drawers from the elements. combined, the three structures seek to define a serial system that can be repeated infinitely.
the pavilion comprises a grid of marble mausoleum niches and a curved section of concrete
the enclosed space opens at its peak to provide unobstructed views of the sky
the three structures seek to define a serial system that can be repeated infinitely
the blocks are comparable in size to the site’s adjacent chapels
looking upwards towards the overhead opening
white concrete and zandobbio marble have been used
the design allows visitors to enter a secluded and protected space
project info:
location: dalmine, italy
area: 75 sqm
budget: €200,000
function: new pavilion
dates: 2015-2016
client: comune di dalmine
