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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Cemetery Pavilion in Dalmine, Italy by CN10 architettiMay 25th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: CN10 architetti The municipality of Dalmine, a city of 25.000 inhabitans in the north of Italy, had the necessity to increase the main cemetery with a new pavilion to host 500 niches for ossaries and cinenary urns. The new pavilion is different respect the traditional tipology, that is usually made up of a colonnade open on the big central space of the cemetery, in fact the new building is composed by three repeated blocks on the west side of the cemetery.  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini
 Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini The new blocks are comparable to the near family chapels for dimensions, but they are very different for language and materials. They are characterized by an essential and minimal image, a space inhabited by light where nature and artifice meet. These monomaterics blocks made with white concrete and marble of Zandobbio are expression of a simple language that try to rapresent the deep sense of the building that is the memory, the relationship between life and death, causing a mood suspended in an inaccessible and sacral dimension.  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini Seasons variery affects yo external time perception in contrast with mineral fixity of internal walls, that are memory guardians of care people. People come throught emprty spaces between the volumes, in continuity with the internal path that crosses and collegues the blocks. This new composition is in contrast with the big extension of the existent cemetery to create a collected, protected and measured place where the people can find a more intimate and quiet dimension.  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini Three blocks define a serial and unitarian system, which can be repeated infinitely. Composition is arised by simple extrusion of the cross section: it is a big portal in which the lower part is defined by the cells, while the higher one ends with a broken arc open to the sky. Volumes show themselves to the cemetery in their pure geometric stereometry white cubes with vertical cuts, unique element of decoration and preciousness.  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini Blocks are spaces cold and open. Sun and rain fall in these spaces without filters, nevertheless walls are protected by section generous curve. In this sense, container and content overlap theirselves in a reference game in which gravity of matter contrasts with lightness of spirit.  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini CN10 ARCHITETTI The office was founded in 2004 by Gianluca Gelmini. The architectural firm deals with architectural planning and recovery of historical heritage at different scales of intervention. Over the years the firm has participated in national and international competitions winning prizes and awards.  Image Courtesy © Gianluca Gelmini CN10 architects has realized several works between public and private. Among the most significant: the restoration of the churches San Giorgio e San Giuliano in Bonate Sotto (BG); the restoration of Botta church in Sotto il Monte (BG); the recovery of Palazzo Furietti Carrara in Presezzo (BG); the extension of the Parish Center of Carvico (BG); the restoration of Torre del Borgo in Villa d’Adda (BG); the recovery of the ex school in Miniera di Novafeltria (Rn).  Image Courtesy © CN10 architetti Any action inevitably causes changes, every new building as well as any recovery intervention involves a transformation more or less radical of the territory. Only by being aware of these conditions do architecture, it is possible to act with the utmost respect for a given environment.It is an attitude supported by a certain autonomy from the possible constraints imposed by the location and history, a position that asserts the secularity of architectural design. That does not mean remain indifferent to the context but understand their most intimate relationships, understand the characters, forms and matter, in order to create a coherent synthesis with the initial program.  Image Courtesy © CN10 architetti  Image Courtesy © CN10 architetti
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